My 2nd amendment argument

[Kennah]

38. I'm not sure that is overall significant

The Federal Papers make clear that "well regulated" means well equipped and well trained.

Since the Militia Act of 1903, members of the reserves and national guard undertake a dual enlistment in which they enlist in both the US military and their respective reserve or guard unit.

Per the Supreme Court in Perpich, there are three militias: federal, state, and reserve or unorganized

The federal militia is the US military AND reserve and guard units when activated by the President. Federal call up by the President overrides a state call up by the Governor.

The state militia is reserve and guard units when under the direction of the Governor, plus any dedicated units that states have, which some do. If push ever came to shove, I suspect that state police and state patrol units would be considered part of a state militia.

Finally, there is the reserve or unorganized militia, which is everyone else capable of serving.

20 years of war in Afghanistan teaches us many things, but among them is that no one kills determined, trained, fit, young insurgents like the US military. The US military wasn't facing Meal Team Six in Afghanistan.

The idea that Meal Team Six--even if there some shit hot, military trained, SpecOps members among them--will stand against the US military with their AR-15s is just laughably silly.