>>>> "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
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>>>> This law is another step into infringement.
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>>I figured that was where you were going. Just one question -- where do I go enlist in my local militia?
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>Well, I'm surprised you don't know:
>http://www.constitution.org/mil/il/mil_usil.htm
>http://www.constitution.org/mil/cs_milit.htm
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>The local militia is formed only when needed as a last and final defense because the military, reserves and national guard typically do not and cannot protect localities.
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>However, you might want to be careful which group you join:
>http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/story.aspx?id=435992
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>I think I'd just wait until the your locality is seriously threatened before joining :o)

I do not think my locality is seriously threatened at all. (Some might consider the many Mexicans a threat, he says smiling wryly). And if it is, we have armed police and armed National Guardsmen if necessary. It was an entirely different time. I doubt the founders' intention was to safeguard the right of citizens to plug holes in each other.