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Originally posted by nostatic
my son and i are a well armed militia. does that count?
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Under the law, every man over the age of 17 and not more than 45 is in the militia in America. See:
USC TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 311 for the specific wording.
Supreme Court decision have declared the militia as being "the whole body of the people capable of acting in the defense of themselves, neighborhood, state, and nation". Supreme Court decisions have defined "the people" as those in America as citizens of the several states AND those having a reasonable attachment to the several states. That is, it's not just citizens, but foreign citizens residing here lawfully.