I only saw one vague reference to a citizen militia in this thread so I am throwing my two cents in
As I understand the intent of our founding fathers, the citizens are given the right to bear arms primarily to protect themselves from the government
This means a military type rifle and not a $50 handgun
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Less than 400 Jews with a handful of weapons held off the German army for 4 months when the Germans were trying to clean out the Warsaw ghetto
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If California allowed concealed-carry I would be toting a semi-auto .45 everyday – I’m a “shoot evil people first, ask them why they were doing it second” kind of guy