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by Kythas
Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:07 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: 2nd Amendment misunderstood?
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Re: 2nd Amendment misunderstood?

One thing that seems not to have been addressed in this thread regarding the militia (and forgive me if it has, I only skimmed over the links) is that all males from the age of 17-45 are already in the militia, according to US law.

We do have a militia, and the majority of us are in it. Most people just don't know this.
10 USC § 311 - MILITIA: COMPOSITION AND CLASSES
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

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