That’s mostly true, but you’re missing some key points.
But very quickly, the U.S. developed permanent armed forces and never had to rely on militias again. At that point the 2nd amendment really should have been obsolete.
That part is not accurate. At all.
Go look up 10 USC § 246. This was legislation developed under Congress’s authority conveyed in Article I Section 8 parts 15 and 16.
The group you are describing as the militia still exists. Under that law, it is the “Organized Class” of the militia, and consists of every member of the National Guard.
There is another class of militia defined in that piece of legislation: the “Unorganized Class”. Who comprises this “Unorganized Class”? Why would we even bother identifying the members of this class?
Would conscripted veterans of Vietnam, Korea, and WWII support your contention that “very quickly” after the constitution was ratified in 1788, the militia was never needed again?
Assuming you are an American person, I contend that you are a member of the militia referred to in the constitution. You may (or may not) also be a member of one of the two legislatively defined in 10 USC § 246, but whether you are or not, Congress has the power to redefine those two classes. They may change or add classes that would includes you.
That’s mostly true, but you’re missing some key points.
That part is not accurate. At all.
Go look up 10 USC § 246. This was legislation developed under Congress’s authority conveyed in Article I Section 8 parts 15 and 16.
The group you are describing as the militia still exists. Under that law, it is the “Organized Class” of the militia, and consists of every member of the National Guard.
There is another class of militia defined in that piece of legislation: the “Unorganized Class”. Who comprises this “Unorganized Class”? Why would we even bother identifying the members of this class?
Would conscripted veterans of Vietnam, Korea, and WWII support your contention that “very quickly” after the constitution was ratified in 1788, the militia was never needed again?
Assuming you are an American person, I contend that you are a member of the militia referred to in the constitution. You may (or may not) also be a member of one of the two legislatively defined in 10 USC § 246, but whether you are or not, Congress has the power to redefine those two classes. They may change or add classes that would includes you.