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While the US Constitution might not strictly define militia as government-sanctioned, nearly every (if not every) state does so either in state level Constituti

• dragonwriter 5y ago
  > While the US Constitution might not strictly define militia as government-sanctioned The US Constitution presupposes a generally universal militia and US statute law explicitly defines the federal militia as consisting of all able bodied males 17-45 who are, or have made a declaration of intent to become, US citizens, plus those over 45 in or eligible to join the National Guard, plus all females in the National Guard. > Private militias are illegal Private militias are not generally illegal, but they are generally prohibited by each state from engaging in actions reserved for the state militia.