Feds say these nuts "Had to be Taken Down"

[Vast LWC]

Explained in the article, they were in open primary states. You can't read or don't understand?

An open primary state in which party affiliation is then determined by whom they voted for in the last few elections.

 

[Harry Dresden]

You're just another stoopid fuxxing bitch. Period. I said US Citizens have legal rights not given to US Citizens. That is an obvious fact but because this board is full of reetawrded bitches like you simple things like that are a big mystery. On top of it, you make claims about the aclu, lapd, and ms-13 without any supporting evidence then call others stoopid. You're just another fuxxing idiot trying to convince yourself you have a clue. You don't. Just admit and move on in your ignorant rantings.....

im a stupid bitch....and you make STUPID statement like this....read the bolded part dumbass.........Rdean was right about you.... just another dipshit Far-leftist trying to sound like he knows what he is talking about......Curve im giving you the double face palm....you are a fucking embarrassment.....im ashamed to be actually talking to someone as stupid as you.....lets look at that again ...its classic Curve intellec.....I said US Citizens have legal rights not given to US Citizens.....

 

[AllieBaba]

Let's give curve the benefit of the doubt and assume it's a typo.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Let's give curve the benefit of the doubt and assume it's a typo.

no im not....because if it was the other way around he would be all over the one who typed it....let him have some of his far left bullshit thrown back at him...its the kind of asshole he is....treat him as such....

 

[The T]

Interesting:

toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio

Obviously in the past 2 years, the lone democrat in the bunch had a change of heart. Just like Gunny. Perhaps he became a born again Christian extremist.

I find it convenient that the other members political affiliations "could not be determined".

Explained in the article, they were in open primary states. You can't read or don't understand?

Add the option 'AND'

 

[Meister]

You're just another stoopid fuxxing bitch. Period. I said US Citizens have legal rights not given to US Citizens. That is an obvious fact but because this board is full of reetawrded bitches like you simple things like that are a big mystery. On top of it, you make claims about the aclu, lapd, and ms-13 without any supporting evidence then call others stoopid. You're just another fuxxing idiot trying to convince yourself you have a clue. You don't. Just admit and move on in your ignorant rantings.....

im a stupid bitch....and you make STUPID statement like this....read the bolded part dumbass.........Rdean was right about you.... just another dipshit Far-leftist trying to sound like he knows what he is talking about......Curve im giving you the double face palm....you are a fucking embarrassment.....im ashamed to be actually talking to someone as stupid as you.....lets look at that again ...its classic Curve intellec.....I said US Citizens have legal rights not given to US Citizens.....

Settle down Harry, remember the last time you gave someone the double face palm? You ended up having to send the guy a get well soon card, remember that? Let's not go through that again.

 

[Newby]

That's very, very flimsy, at best.

There's a big difference between a local law on firearms to prevent gang violence in Chicago, and instituting a national ban on firearms.

Are you denying Illinois individual state rights to make their own decisions on firearms?

As I recall the US Constitution has something to say on that particular issue.

Ahh, I see.

So States rights are all important to the right-wing up until it comes down to an issue they care about.

And I personally do believe that we have a right to bear arms, I just see it as funny that you think Illinois shouldn't have the right to interpret the Constitution as they see fit. After all, there is a lot of play in the Second Amendment, what with the whole "militia" thing.

And, if I recall correctly, the Supreme court had not ruled on an interpretation of that particular clause by 2000, now had they?

I don't know how people can say there is a lot of 'play' in the Constitution? Guess what? The people that wrote it lived under it for decades afterwards. It's quite simple to look back in history and see how they actually lived within the parameters of what they had written. There is no 'interpretation' needed, especially when it comes to the 2nd amendment, it's simple enough to see how they actually lived. It's not like the forefathers wrote it and then instantly disappeared. Did only 'militias' bear arms during the times the Constitution was written and the many years afterwards where the people who actually wrote it were still living? I don't think so, so try again.

 

[Vast LWC]

I don't know how people can say there is a lot of 'play' in the Constitution? Guess what? The people that wrote it lived under it for decades afterwards. It's quite simple to look back in history and see how they actually lived within the parameters of what they had written. There is no 'interpretation' needed, especially when it comes to the 2nd amendment, it's simple enough to see how they actually lived. It's not like the forefathers wrote it and then instantly disappeared. Did only 'militias' bear arms during the times the Constitution was written and the many years afterwards where the people who actually wrote it were still living? I don't think so, so try again.

Look fella, I AGREE that the whole militia thing was not the original intent. You don't have to preach that to me.

HOWEVER, I do not live in Illinois, and if I am a supporter of states rights, I would not deny them the ability to interpret what is literally vague in the Constitution, until the Supreme Court interprets the law as written and makes a final decision, which they just did recently.

However, that being said, the Constitution does not specify what type of "arms" we have the right to bear, just that we have the right to bear arms.

So, if a state wants to limit the sale of rocket launchers or M-60 Machine Guns or TANKS, they have every right to do so unless the supreme court deems otherwise.

By the same token, if states like Virginia and Texas choose to have no gun laws at all, that is their right also.

 

[slackjawed]

As I recall the US Constitution has something to say on that particular issue.

Ahh, I see.

So States rights are all important to the right-wing up until it comes down to an issue they care about.

And I personally do believe that we have a right to bear arms, I just see it as funny that you think Illinois shouldn't have the right to interpret the Constitution as they see fit. After all, there is a lot of play in the Second Amendment, what with the whole "militia" thing.

And, if I recall correctly, the Supreme court had not ruled on an interpretation of that particular clause by 2000, now had they?

I don't know how people can say there is a lot of 'play' in the Constitution? Guess what? The people that wrote it lived under it for decades afterwards. It's quite simple to look back in history and see how they actually lived within the parameters of what they had written. There is no 'interpretation' needed, especially when it comes to the 2nd amendment, it's simple enough to see how they actually lived. It's not like the forefathers wrote it and then instantly disappeared. Did only 'militias' bear arms during the times the Constitution was written and the many years afterwards where the people who actually wrote it were still living? I don't think so, so try again.

from;
PLATES 1 - 400 - THE COMPANY OF  MILITARY HISTORIANS


One can see from the info on this page about military history that militias existed since before the founding of the USA, as well as later. Everyone did just fine with militias.
Not all of these listings are private militias, some are muninciple and state militias. There are a lot of private militias on this list though.
Rewriting history is propaganda.


"PLATE NO. SUBJECT DATES AVAIL.

1 CAPTAIN HENRY BRUSH'S SEPARATE COMPANY, OHIO MILITIA 1812-1815
2 CAPTAIN ROBERT MULLEN'S COMPANY, CONTINENTAL MARINES 1779-1780
3 22ND INFANTRY, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA (FIELD SERVICE DRESS) 1861-1862
4 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS (FULL DRESS) 1836-1851
5 MAJOR DAVIES SQUADRON OF LIGHT DRAGOONS, INDIANA MILITIA 1811-1815
6 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS AND SEAMEN IN BATTLE DRESS 1812-1815
7 HESSE-HANAU REGIMENT ERBPRINZ IN AMERICA 1776-1777
8 BRIGADE COMPANY OF ARTILLERY, NEW YORK VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1787-1800
9 2ND U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1812-1813
10 1ST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY 1861-1862
11 155TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (ZOUAVES) 1864-1865
12 THE BOSTON HUSSARS, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MIILITIA 1810-1815
13 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1859-1865
14 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1834-1851
15 LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, 4TH MASSACHUSETTS (CONTINENTAL LINE) 1781-1782
16 U.S. MOUNTED RANGER BATTALION 1832-1833
17 VIRGINIA DRAGOONS 1800-1811 B
18 THE REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN 1847-1848 B
19 HESSE-KASSEL REGIMENT VON DITFURTH IN AMERICA 1776-1782 B
20 16TH U.S. INFANTRY, WINTER UNIFORM 1812-1815 B
21 GENERAL STAFF, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1840-1850 B
22 6TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, CONTINENTAL LINE 1776-1777 B
23 MUSICIANS, 1ST U.S. INFANTRY (WINTER DRESS) 1812-1813 B
24 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1812-1815 B
25 INDEPENDENT CORPS OF CADETS, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1858-1864 B
26 ST. LOUIS GRAYS 1832-1858 B
27 DANISH REGULAR INFANTRY, DANISH WEST INDIES 1830-1836 B
28 2ND CONTINENTAL LIGHT DRAGOONS, DISMOUNTED SERVICE 1780-1781 B
29 INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF CADETS, MASSACHUSETTS 1772-1776 B
30 MARYLAND VOLUNTEER MILITIA ARTILLERY 1814-1815 B
31 U.S. CORPS OF ARTILLERY 1814-1815 B
32 GRENADIER COMPANY, 38TH FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1775-1776 B
33 FIRST TROOP, PHILADELPHIA LIGHT HORSE 1809-1815 B
34 2ND U.S. INFANTRY 1822-1833 B
35 MARYLAND DRAGOONS 1695-1697 B
36 TROY CITIZEN CORPS 1836-1846 B
37 U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY COMPANIES (FULL DRESS) 1857-1865 B
38 LAUZUN'S LEGION, FRENCH NAVY 1780-1783 B
39 2ND U.S. INFANTRY (WINTER DRESS UNIFORM) 1841-1851 B
40 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE CADETS AT NEW MARKET 1864 B
41 RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY BLUES 1794-1807 B
42 7TH DRAGOONS NEW YORK VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1809-1815 B
43 HAMPTON'S LEGION, SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY 1861-1862 B
44 ELLSWORTH'S UNITED STATES ZOUAVE CADETS OF CHICAGO 1860-1861 B
45 ASSOCIATORS OF CITY & LIBERTIES OF PHILADELPHIA 1775-1776 B
46 ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1803-1811 B
47 FIELD OFFICERS, MARYLAND CAVALRY 1812-1815 B
48 11TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (WALLACE'S ZOUAVES) 1861-1862 B
49 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1802-1815 B, 2d
50 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1802-1815 B, 2d
51 U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENTS 1825-1832 B
52 U.S. CORPS OF SAPPERS, MINERS & PONTONIERS 1846-1851 B
53 GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1810-1812 B
54 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY BAND 1822-1831 B
55 2ND REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS 1853-1854 B
56 114TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (COLLIS'S ZOUAVES) 1862-1865 B
57 INFANTRY OF THE LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES 1794-1795 B
58 CAPTAIN PETER'S COMPANY, REGIMENT OF LIGHT ARTILLERY 1808-1809 B, 2d
59 OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL MILITIA, DANISH WEST INDIES 1816-1817 B, 2d
60 2ND UNITED STATES CAVALRY 1861-1865 B
61 THE NORTH REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY 1636-1637 B
62 LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, 2ND CONNECTICUT REGIMENT 1817-1823 B, 2d
63 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS (SERVICE DRESS) 1846-1851 B
64 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1869 B
65 GLOVER'S MARBLEHEAD OR MARINE INFANTRY REGIMENT (14TH CONT.) 1775-1776 B
66 COL. RICHARD JOHNSON'S REGIMENT, KENTUCKY MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS 1813-1815 B
67 2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1861-1862 B, 2d
68 DUNCAN'S LIGHT BATTERY, A COMPANY, 2ND U.S. ARTILLERY 1847-1848 B, 2d
69 2ND REGIMENT, U.S. LIGHT DRAGOONS 1812-1814 B
70 U.S. NAVY, SERVICE DRESS 1862-1863 B, 2d
71 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (FIELD SERVICE UNIFORM) 1857-1865 B
72 7TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1880-1890 B, 2d
73 SPANISH TROOPS IN AMERICA (ONATE EXPEDITION) 1597-1598 B, 2d
74 60TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (ROYAL AMERICANS) 1756-1760 B
75 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS AND SEAMEN, FULL DRESS 1812-1815 B, 2d
76 COLOR PARTY, 10TH U.S. CAVALRY 1881-1885 B
77 THE JERSEY BLUES 1755-1764 B
78 WEBB'S CONTINENTAL REGIMENT 1777-1781 B
79 8TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA (WASHINGTON GRAYS) 1850-1865 B, 2d
80 WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF NEW ORLEANS 1862-1863 B
81 NEW YORK RIFLE CORPS 1809-1815 B
82 3RD U.S. INFANTRY, WINTER UNDRESS UNIFORM 1846-1851 B
83 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS 1863-1864 B
84 7TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1900-1905 B, 2d
85 FRENCH REGIMENT DE CARIGNAN-SALLIERES IN CANADA 1665-1668 B, 2d
86 INDEPENDENT BOSTON FUSILIERS 1787-1810 B, 2d
87 2ND U.S. CAVALRY REGIMENT 1855-1861 B
88 FIRST CITY TROOP OF CLEVELAND 1877-1881 B, 2d
89 HESSE-KASSEL FIELD ARTILLERY IN AMERICA 1776-1782 B
90 4TH U.S. INFANTRY 1835-1842 B
91 CADETS OF THE CITADEL MILITARY ACADEMY 1843-1844 B, 2d
92 71ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1857-1859 B, 2d
93 18TH CONTINENTAL INFANTRY 1776-1777 B
94 U.S. ARMY STAFF OFFICERS 1813-1814 B, 2d
95 REGIMENT OF RIFLEMEN, WINTER UNIFORM 1812-1815 B
96 6TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY (RUSH'S LANCERS) 1861-1862 B
97 ROGERS' RANGERS 1756-1760
98 85TH FOOT (BUCKS VOLUNTEER LIGHT INFANTRY) IN AMERICA 1813-1814
99 SUSSEX LIGHT DRAGOONS (VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY) 1860-1861
100 18TH U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT 1949-1953
101 HESSE-KASSEL FELDJAEGER CORPS 1776-1783
102 18TH U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT 1814-1815
103 1ST REGIMENT, RHODE ISLAND DETACHED MILITIA 1861-1862
104 BATTERY "K", 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY (SUMMER DRESS) 1895-1898
105 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1834-1841
106 SANTA ANA'S MEXICAN ARMY 1835-1836
107 PETERSBURG CITY GUARD (VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY) 1860-1861
108 8TH TANK DESTROYER GROUP 1944-1945
109 VIRGINIA COLONIAL MILITIA 1611-1615
110 ALEXANDRIA (VIRGINIA) DRAGOONS 1810-1813
111 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1853-1859
112 FIELD BATTERY, 7TH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1925-1926
113 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1797-1804
114 U.S. ARMY OFFICERS IN SOCIAL FULL DRESS 1808-1812
115 NEW YORK CITY GUARD 1857-1859
116 79TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (HIGHLANDERS) 1860-1861
117 42ND (ROYAL HIGHLAND) REGIMENT OF FOOT 1759-1769
118 DOVER LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, DELAWARE MILITIA 1776-1777
119 3RD REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE ARTILLERY 1807-1812
120 U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 1861-1865
121 COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S GUARD 1777-1783
122 9TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (HAWKINS' ZOUAVES) 1861-1863
123 69TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1869-1884
124 U.S. MARINES (PARADE DRESS, WASHINGTON) 1955-1965
125 DELAWARE TROOPS OF LIGHT HORSE 1808-1810
126 U.S. NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 1852-1859
127 GUILFORD GRAYS, NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA 1860-1861
128 THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE, FRENCH AVIATION SERVICE 1916-1918
129 PIONEERS, 25TH U.S. INFANTRY, SUMMER DRESS 1814-1815
130 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1826-1830
131 CAPTAIN CRAWFORD'S BATTALION OF APACHE SCOUTS 1885-1886
132 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS 1858-1859
133 36TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1862-1863
134 COLONEL BRISBANE'S REGIMENT, SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA 1836-1837
135 CLEVELAND GRAYS (WINTER FULL DRESS) 1890-1900
136 3RD NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEER CAVALRY (1ST U.S. HUSSARS) 1864-1865
137 LAKE SUPERIOR REGIMENT (MOTOR), CANADIAN ARMY 1939-1945
138 CITADEL CADET BATTERY (FIRING AT FORT SUMTER) 1860-1861
139 DE MEURON'S SWISS REGIMENT IN AMERICA 1814-1815
140 BOSTON TROOP OF LIGHT DRAGOONS 1802-1810
141 ANHALT-ZERBST INFANTRY REGIMENT 1778-1783
142 U.S. CORPS OF ARTIFICERS 1812-1815
143 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS (FULL DRESS) 1852-1859
144 PUERTO RICO PROVISIONAL REGIMENT OF INFANTRY 1901-1907
145 U.S. INFANTRY IN SUMMER FATIGUE UNIFORM 1814-1815
146 WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF LOUISIANA 1861-1862
147 LIGHT BATTERY "F", 5TH U.S. ARTILLERY (FULL DRESS) 1894-1896
148 10TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1898-1899
149 VIKING WARRIORS IN NORTH AMERICA 1000
150 TEXAS RANGERS 1839-1840
151 REPUBLICAN BLUES (1ST GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY) 1860-1861
152 14TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA (BROOKLYN ZOUAVES) 1861-1864
153 THE VIRGINIA REGIMENT 1754-1762
154 3RD CAVALRY REGIMENT (HUSSARS), NEW YORK MILITIA 1850-1860
155 7TH CAVALRY CAMPAIGN UNIFORM, THE LITTLE BIGHORN 1876
156 16TH U.S. INFANTRY 1930-1931
157 CHATHAM LIGHT HORSE OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 1811-1815
158 44TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (PEOPLE'S ELLSWORTH REGT.) 1861-1864
159 1ST BATTALION, LOUISIANA INFANTRY (WHEAT'S TIGER ZOUAVES) 1861-1862
160 CANADIAN NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE 1874-1878
161 PROVOST COMPANY OF LIGHT DRAGOONS 1778-1783
162 KENTUCKY MILITIA AT THE RIVER RAISIN 1812-1813
163 17TH VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
164 39TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (GARIBALDI GUARD) 1861-1862
165 84TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (ROYAL HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS) IN AMERICA 1775-1781
166 SOISSONAIS INFANTRY REGIMENT IN AMERICA 1780-1783
167 HAY'S REGIMENT, TEXAS MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS (TEXAS RANGERS) 1847-1848
168 11TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (SCOTT'S 900) 1862-1865
169 THE TEXAS RANGERS 1884-1885
170 GORHAM'S RANGERS 1760-1763
171 THE BRUSNWICK REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS IN AMERICA 1776-1783
172 CONTINENTAL INFANTRY 1778-1783
173 CHICAGO BLACK HORSE TROOP 1929-1940
174 HESSE-KASSEL FUSILIER REGIMENT ERBPRINZ IN AMERICA 1776-1783
175 THE PORTLAND FEDERAL VOLUNTEERS 1798-1803
176 4TH BATTALION, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
177 THE ESSEX TROOP, NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD 1913-1914 B
178 MEXICAN VILLISTAS 1912-1913
179 DE WATTEVILLE'S SWISS REGIMENT (BRITISH) IN AMERICA 1813-1814
180 OFFICERS OF ROCHAMBEAU'S STAFF IN AMERICA 1780-1783
181 CIVIL OFFICERS, U.S. NAVY 1852-1862
182 THE KING'S AMERICAN REGIMENT 1783
183 U.S. NAVY MEDICAL OFFICERS 1830-1841
184 LOYAL QUEENS COUNTY MILITIA 1780-1781
185 2ND WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (IRON BRIGADE) 1862-1863
186 U.S. NAVY OFFICERS 1886-1887
187 BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS 1861-1863
188 FRENCH TROOPS IN THE WEST INDIES 1700-1750
189 LECLERC'S EXPEDITION TO SANTO DOMINGO 1801-1803
190 THE CINCINNATI ROVER GUARDS 1852-1853
191 MEXICAN 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION 1914-1915
192 BRITISH LIGHT INFANTRY IN NORTH AMERICA 1758-1759
193 CANADIAN GLENGARRY LIGHT INFANTRY 1812-1815
194 BOARDING PARTY, U.S. NAVY, IN WAR WITH ALGIERS 1814-1815
195 POLISH BRIGADES IN SANTO DOMINGO (IN FRENCH SERVICE) 1802-1804
196 BUTLER'S RANGERS 1778-1784
197 RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY, SHIP'S OFFICERS 1850-1851
198 1ST REGIMENT, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1858-1859
199 JEFFREY'S REGIMENT OF FOOT 1676-1682
200 HUNGARIAN HUSSARS SERVING IN MEXICO UNDER MAXIMILIAN 1864-1867
201 44TH FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1755
202 48TH FOOT (GRENADIER COMPANY) IN NORTH AMERICA 1755
203 23RD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (BIRNEY'S ZOUAVES) 1861-1862
204 IMPERIAL JAPANESE FORCES, THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 1942-1943
205 23RD REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1886-1896
206 11TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1865
207 VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY 1960-1961
208 FRENCH NAVY DURING THE QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE 1797-1798
209 U.S. NAVY BANDSMEN 1897-1898
210 SQUADRON 'A', NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD (FULL DRESS) 1898-1914
211 U.S. BATTALION OF ARTILLERY 1796-1797
212 COMPANY OF ARTIFICERS, VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY OF ARMS 1806-1815
213 U.S. NAVAL AVIATION 1917-1918
214 UNITED STATES NAVY 1830-1841
215 DUNN'S RANGERS (NEW JERSEY) 1756-1760
216 42ND PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (BUCKTAILS) 1862-1863
217 BAND OF THE GOVERNOR'S GUARDS BATTALION, NEW YORK ARTILLERY 1813-1814
218 12TH INFANTRY, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1898-1899
219 1ST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
220 NORFOLK LIGHT ARTILLERY BLUES 1836-1838
221-2 STAFF OFFICERS, U.S. ARMY 1841-1851
223 ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA 1862-1865
224 THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT 1756-1758
225 U.S. ARMY "AGGRESSOR" FORCES (THE MANEUVER "ENEMY") 1960-1964 Y
226 55TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1758
227 SPANISH VICEREGAL BODYGUARD IN NEW SPAIN 1770-1771
228 MAXIMILIAN'S IMPERIAL MEXICAN PALACE GUARD 1865-1867
229 OFFICERS, UNITED STATES NAVY 1797-1798
230 80TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1757-1764
231 SHAY'S REGULATORS 1786-1787
232 OFFICERS, CANADIAN NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE 1878-1890
233 GARRISON PRISONERS, UNITED STATES ARMY 1812-1813
234 16TH (QUEEN'S) LIGHT DRAGOONS 1776-1778
235 BELGIAN LEGION IN MEXICO 1864-1867
236 6TH BATTALION, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY , ALEXANDRIA 1860-1861
237 OFFICERS, UNITED STATES NAVY, FULL DRESS 1802-1812
238 35TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1775-1781
239 FRENCH CONTRA-GUERILLAS IN MEXICO 1865-1867
240 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY (VISITING AMERICA) 1863-1864
241 UNITED STATES NAVY, NON-REGULAR COMPONENTS 1913-1917
242 3RD REGIMENT, U.S. ARTILLERY 1812-1813
243 THE ROYAL NAVY 1775-1781
244 NEW ENGLAND INDEPENDENT COMPANIES 1675-1676
245 178TH SIGNAL PIGEON COMPANY, U.S. ARMY 1944-1945
246 SPANISH LOUISIANA REGIMENT IN FLORIDA 1779-1781
247 THE CUERA DRAGOONS (CALIFORNIA) 1730-1830
248 CANADIAN VOLTIGEUR REGIMENT 1812-1813
249 FRENCH REGIMENTS AT THE SEIGE OF SAVANNAH 1778-1779
250 SPANISH ROYAL CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN FLORIDA 1802-1803
251 CREW OF THE "HERO" GALLEY, VIRGINIA STATE NAVY 1776-1778
252 4TH TEXAS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
253 5TH U.S. CAVALRY REGIMENT 1874-1876
254 WAR DRESS OF THE PLAINS INDIANS 1874-1876
255 15TH U.S. INFANTRY (THE "FORGOTTEN 15TH") IN CHINA 1925-1928
256 THE ROYAL NAVY 1704-1714
257 THE BRUNSWICK REGIMENT VON RHEIZ IN AMERICA 1776-1777
258 COLONEL JOHN HASLET'S DELAWARE REGIMENT (DELAWARE BLUES) 1776-1777 Y
259 MINUTE BATTALION OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1775-1776
260 CUBA VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS 1892-1898
261 THE FRENCH GARRISON AT LOUISBOURG 1740-1745
262 CROCKETT'S BATTALION, VIRGINIA STATE FORCES 1780-1781
263 THE EGYPTIAN BATTALION SERVING IN MEXICO 1863-1867
264 2ND VIRGINIA REGIMENT, CONTINENTAL LINE 1779-1781
265 SPANISH TEXAS HUSSARS 1802-1803
266 U.S. ARMY COMPANY AID MEN (MEDICAL CORPS) IN EUROPE 1944-1945
267 PUERTO RICO TRAINED MILITIAS 1788-1789
268 UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE 1834-1836
269 CALIFORNIA BATTALION OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN 1847-1848
270 12TH AND 100TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1863-1864
271 DE LA PORTES FRENCH COMPANY, VIRGINIA STATE FORCES 1777-1778
272 DABNEY'S VIRGINIA STATE LEGION 1782-1783
273 COLONEL DAVID HALL'S REGIMENT, DELAWARE LINE 1777-1783
274 NORFOLK CITY GUARD 1885-1895
275 NORTH AMERICAN FLYING HORSEMEN 1965-1966 Y
276 THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BATTALION, SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1935-1938
277 ILLINOIS MILITIA, BLACKHAWK WAR 1832
278 VIRGINIA STATE GARRISON REGIMENT 1777-1780
279 LIGHT COMPANY, 4TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (KING'S OWN) IN AMERICA 1775-1776
280 SANTO DOMINGO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1785-1786 "





There have been militias since before there was a USA, that's the historical fact.

 

[Newby]

Ahh, I see.

So States rights are all important to the right-wing up until it comes down to an issue they care about.

And I personally do believe that we have a right to bear arms, I just see it as funny that you think Illinois shouldn't have the right to interpret the Constitution as they see fit. After all, there is a lot of play in the Second Amendment, what with the whole "militia" thing.

And, if I recall correctly, the Supreme court had not ruled on an interpretation of that particular clause by 2000, now had they?

I don't know how people can say there is a lot of 'play' in the Constitution? Guess what? The people that wrote it lived under it for decades afterwards. It's quite simple to look back in history and see how they actually lived within the parameters of what they had written. There is no 'interpretation' needed, especially when it comes to the 2nd amendment, it's simple enough to see how they actually lived. It's not like the forefathers wrote it and then instantly disappeared. Did only 'militias' bear arms during the times the Constitution was written and the many years afterwards where the people who actually wrote it were still living? I don't think so, so try again.

from;
PLATES 1 - 400 - THE COMPANY OF* MILITARY HISTORIANS


One can see from the info on this page about military history that militias existed since before the founding of the USA, as well as later. Everyone did just fine with militias.
Not all of these listings are private militias, some are muninciple and state militias. There are a lot of private militias on this list though.
Rewriting history is propaganda.


"PLATE NO. SUBJECT DATES AVAIL.

1 CAPTAIN HENRY BRUSH'S SEPARATE COMPANY, OHIO MILITIA 1812-1815
2 CAPTAIN ROBERT MULLEN'S COMPANY, CONTINENTAL MARINES 1779-1780
3 22ND INFANTRY, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA (FIELD SERVICE DRESS) 1861-1862
4 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS (FULL DRESS) 1836-1851
5 MAJOR DAVIES SQUADRON OF LIGHT DRAGOONS, INDIANA MILITIA 1811-1815
6 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS AND SEAMEN IN BATTLE DRESS 1812-1815
7 HESSE-HANAU REGIMENT ERBPRINZ IN AMERICA 1776-1777
8 BRIGADE COMPANY OF ARTILLERY, NEW YORK VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1787-1800
9 2ND U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1812-1813
10 1ST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY 1861-1862
11 155TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (ZOUAVES) 1864-1865
12 THE BOSTON HUSSARS, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MIILITIA 1810-1815
13 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1859-1865
14 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1834-1851
15 LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, 4TH MASSACHUSETTS (CONTINENTAL LINE) 1781-1782
16 U.S. MOUNTED RANGER BATTALION 1832-1833
17 VIRGINIA DRAGOONS 1800-1811 B
18 THE REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN 1847-1848 B
19 HESSE-KASSEL REGIMENT VON DITFURTH IN AMERICA 1776-1782 B
20 16TH U.S. INFANTRY, WINTER UNIFORM 1812-1815 B
21 GENERAL STAFF, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1840-1850 B
22 6TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, CONTINENTAL LINE 1776-1777 B
23 MUSICIANS, 1ST U.S. INFANTRY (WINTER DRESS) 1812-1813 B
24 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1812-1815 B
25 INDEPENDENT CORPS OF CADETS, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1858-1864 B
26 ST. LOUIS GRAYS 1832-1858 B
27 DANISH REGULAR INFANTRY, DANISH WEST INDIES 1830-1836 B
28 2ND CONTINENTAL LIGHT DRAGOONS, DISMOUNTED SERVICE 1780-1781 B
29 INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF CADETS, MASSACHUSETTS 1772-1776 B
30 MARYLAND VOLUNTEER MILITIA ARTILLERY 1814-1815 B
31 U.S. CORPS OF ARTILLERY 1814-1815 B
32 GRENADIER COMPANY, 38TH FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1775-1776 B
33 FIRST TROOP, PHILADELPHIA LIGHT HORSE 1809-1815 B
34 2ND U.S. INFANTRY 1822-1833 B
35 MARYLAND DRAGOONS 1695-1697 B
36 TROY CITIZEN CORPS 1836-1846 B
37 U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY COMPANIES (FULL DRESS) 1857-1865 B
38 LAUZUN'S LEGION, FRENCH NAVY 1780-1783 B
39 2ND U.S. INFANTRY (WINTER DRESS UNIFORM) 1841-1851 B
40 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE CADETS AT NEW MARKET 1864 B
41 RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY BLUES 1794-1807 B
42 7TH DRAGOONS NEW YORK VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1809-1815 B
43 HAMPTON'S LEGION, SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY 1861-1862 B
44 ELLSWORTH'S UNITED STATES ZOUAVE CADETS OF CHICAGO 1860-1861 B
45 ASSOCIATORS OF CITY & LIBERTIES OF PHILADELPHIA 1775-1776 B
46 ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1803-1811 B
47 FIELD OFFICERS, MARYLAND CAVALRY 1812-1815 B
48 11TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (WALLACE'S ZOUAVES) 1861-1862 B
49 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1802-1815 B, 2d
50 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1802-1815 B, 2d
51 U.S. ARTILLERY REGIMENTS 1825-1832 B
52 U.S. CORPS OF SAPPERS, MINERS & PONTONIERS 1846-1851 B
53 GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1810-1812 B
54 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY BAND 1822-1831 B
55 2ND REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS 1853-1854 B
56 114TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (COLLIS'S ZOUAVES) 1862-1865 B
57 INFANTRY OF THE LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES 1794-1795 B
58 CAPTAIN PETER'S COMPANY, REGIMENT OF LIGHT ARTILLERY 1808-1809 B, 2d
59 OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL MILITIA, DANISH WEST INDIES 1816-1817 B, 2d
60 2ND UNITED STATES CAVALRY 1861-1865 B
61 THE NORTH REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY 1636-1637 B
62 LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, 2ND CONNECTICUT REGIMENT 1817-1823 B, 2d
63 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS (SERVICE DRESS) 1846-1851 B
64 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1861-1869 B
65 GLOVER'S MARBLEHEAD OR MARINE INFANTRY REGIMENT (14TH CONT.) 1775-1776 B
66 COL. RICHARD JOHNSON'S REGIMENT, KENTUCKY MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS 1813-1815 B
67 2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER MILITIA 1861-1862 B, 2d
68 DUNCAN'S LIGHT BATTERY, A COMPANY, 2ND U.S. ARTILLERY 1847-1848 B, 2d
69 2ND REGIMENT, U.S. LIGHT DRAGOONS 1812-1814 B
70 U.S. NAVY, SERVICE DRESS 1862-1863 B, 2d
71 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (FIELD SERVICE UNIFORM) 1857-1865 B
72 7TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1880-1890 B, 2d
73 SPANISH TROOPS IN AMERICA (ONATE EXPEDITION) 1597-1598 B, 2d
74 60TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (ROYAL AMERICANS) 1756-1760 B
75 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS AND SEAMEN, FULL DRESS 1812-1815 B, 2d
76 COLOR PARTY, 10TH U.S. CAVALRY 1881-1885 B
77 THE JERSEY BLUES 1755-1764 B
78 WEBB'S CONTINENTAL REGIMENT 1777-1781 B
79 8TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA (WASHINGTON GRAYS) 1850-1865 B, 2d
80 WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF NEW ORLEANS 1862-1863 B
81 NEW YORK RIFLE CORPS 1809-1815 B
82 3RD U.S. INFANTRY, WINTER UNDRESS UNIFORM 1846-1851 B
83 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS 1863-1864 B
84 7TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1900-1905 B, 2d
85 FRENCH REGIMENT DE CARIGNAN-SALLIERES IN CANADA 1665-1668 B, 2d
86 INDEPENDENT BOSTON FUSILIERS 1787-1810 B, 2d
87 2ND U.S. CAVALRY REGIMENT 1855-1861 B
88 FIRST CITY TROOP OF CLEVELAND 1877-1881 B, 2d
89 HESSE-KASSEL FIELD ARTILLERY IN AMERICA 1776-1782 B
90 4TH U.S. INFANTRY 1835-1842 B
91 CADETS OF THE CITADEL MILITARY ACADEMY 1843-1844 B, 2d
92 71ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA 1857-1859 B, 2d
93 18TH CONTINENTAL INFANTRY 1776-1777 B
94 U.S. ARMY STAFF OFFICERS 1813-1814 B, 2d
95 REGIMENT OF RIFLEMEN, WINTER UNIFORM 1812-1815 B
96 6TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY (RUSH'S LANCERS) 1861-1862 B
97 ROGERS' RANGERS 1756-1760
98 85TH FOOT (BUCKS VOLUNTEER LIGHT INFANTRY) IN AMERICA 1813-1814
99 SUSSEX LIGHT DRAGOONS (VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY) 1860-1861
100 18TH U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT 1949-1953
101 HESSE-KASSEL FELDJAEGER CORPS 1776-1783
102 18TH U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT 1814-1815
103 1ST REGIMENT, RHODE ISLAND DETACHED MILITIA 1861-1862
104 BATTERY "K", 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY (SUMMER DRESS) 1895-1898
105 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1834-1841
106 SANTA ANA'S MEXICAN ARMY 1835-1836
107 PETERSBURG CITY GUARD (VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY) 1860-1861
108 8TH TANK DESTROYER GROUP 1944-1945
109 VIRGINIA COLONIAL MILITIA 1611-1615
110 ALEXANDRIA (VIRGINIA) DRAGOONS 1810-1813
111 U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CADETS 1853-1859
112 FIELD BATTERY, 7TH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT 1925-1926
113 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1797-1804
114 U.S. ARMY OFFICERS IN SOCIAL FULL DRESS 1808-1812
115 NEW YORK CITY GUARD 1857-1859
116 79TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (HIGHLANDERS) 1860-1861
117 42ND (ROYAL HIGHLAND) REGIMENT OF FOOT 1759-1769
118 DOVER LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY, DELAWARE MILITIA 1776-1777
119 3RD REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE ARTILLERY 1807-1812
120 U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 1861-1865
121 COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S GUARD 1777-1783
122 9TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (HAWKINS' ZOUAVES) 1861-1863
123 69TH REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1869-1884
124 U.S. MARINES (PARADE DRESS, WASHINGTON) 1955-1965
125 DELAWARE TROOPS OF LIGHT HORSE 1808-1810
126 U.S. NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 1852-1859
127 GUILFORD GRAYS, NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA 1860-1861
128 THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE, FRENCH AVIATION SERVICE 1916-1918
129 PIONEERS, 25TH U.S. INFANTRY, SUMMER DRESS 1814-1815
130 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1826-1830
131 CAPTAIN CRAWFORD'S BATTALION OF APACHE SCOUTS 1885-1886
132 1ST REGIMENT, U.S. DRAGOONS 1858-1859
133 36TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1862-1863
134 COLONEL BRISBANE'S REGIMENT, SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA 1836-1837
135 CLEVELAND GRAYS (WINTER FULL DRESS) 1890-1900
136 3RD NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEER CAVALRY (1ST U.S. HUSSARS) 1864-1865
137 LAKE SUPERIOR REGIMENT (MOTOR), CANADIAN ARMY 1939-1945
138 CITADEL CADET BATTERY (FIRING AT FORT SUMTER) 1860-1861
139 DE MEURON'S SWISS REGIMENT IN AMERICA 1814-1815
140 BOSTON TROOP OF LIGHT DRAGOONS 1802-1810
141 ANHALT-ZERBST INFANTRY REGIMENT 1778-1783
142 U.S. CORPS OF ARTIFICERS 1812-1815
143 U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS (FULL DRESS) 1852-1859
144 PUERTO RICO PROVISIONAL REGIMENT OF INFANTRY 1901-1907
145 U.S. INFANTRY IN SUMMER FATIGUE UNIFORM 1814-1815
146 WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF LOUISIANA 1861-1862
147 LIGHT BATTERY "F", 5TH U.S. ARTILLERY (FULL DRESS) 1894-1896
148 10TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1898-1899
149 VIKING WARRIORS IN NORTH AMERICA 1000
150 TEXAS RANGERS 1839-1840
151 REPUBLICAN BLUES (1ST GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY) 1860-1861
152 14TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA (BROOKLYN ZOUAVES) 1861-1864
153 THE VIRGINIA REGIMENT 1754-1762
154 3RD CAVALRY REGIMENT (HUSSARS), NEW YORK MILITIA 1850-1860
155 7TH CAVALRY CAMPAIGN UNIFORM, THE LITTLE BIGHORN 1876
156 16TH U.S. INFANTRY 1930-1931
157 CHATHAM LIGHT HORSE OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 1811-1815
158 44TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (PEOPLE'S ELLSWORTH REGT.) 1861-1864
159 1ST BATTALION, LOUISIANA INFANTRY (WHEAT'S TIGER ZOUAVES) 1861-1862
160 CANADIAN NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE 1874-1878
161 PROVOST COMPANY OF LIGHT DRAGOONS 1778-1783
162 KENTUCKY MILITIA AT THE RIVER RAISIN 1812-1813
163 17TH VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
164 39TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (GARIBALDI GUARD) 1861-1862
165 84TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (ROYAL HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS) IN AMERICA 1775-1781
166 SOISSONAIS INFANTRY REGIMENT IN AMERICA 1780-1783
167 HAY'S REGIMENT, TEXAS MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS (TEXAS RANGERS) 1847-1848
168 11TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (SCOTT'S 900) 1862-1865
169 THE TEXAS RANGERS 1884-1885
170 GORHAM'S RANGERS 1760-1763
171 THE BRUSNWICK REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS IN AMERICA 1776-1783
172 CONTINENTAL INFANTRY 1778-1783
173 CHICAGO BLACK HORSE TROOP 1929-1940
174 HESSE-KASSEL FUSILIER REGIMENT ERBPRINZ IN AMERICA 1776-1783
175 THE PORTLAND FEDERAL VOLUNTEERS 1798-1803
176 4TH BATTALION, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
177 THE ESSEX TROOP, NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD 1913-1914 B
178 MEXICAN VILLISTAS 1912-1913
179 DE WATTEVILLE'S SWISS REGIMENT (BRITISH) IN AMERICA 1813-1814
180 OFFICERS OF ROCHAMBEAU'S STAFF IN AMERICA 1780-1783
181 CIVIL OFFICERS, U.S. NAVY 1852-1862
182 THE KING'S AMERICAN REGIMENT 1783
183 U.S. NAVY MEDICAL OFFICERS 1830-1841
184 LOYAL QUEENS COUNTY MILITIA 1780-1781
185 2ND WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (IRON BRIGADE) 1862-1863
186 U.S. NAVY OFFICERS 1886-1887
187 BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS 1861-1863
188 FRENCH TROOPS IN THE WEST INDIES 1700-1750
189 LECLERC'S EXPEDITION TO SANTO DOMINGO 1801-1803
190 THE CINCINNATI ROVER GUARDS 1852-1853
191 MEXICAN 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION 1914-1915
192 BRITISH LIGHT INFANTRY IN NORTH AMERICA 1758-1759
193 CANADIAN GLENGARRY LIGHT INFANTRY 1812-1815
194 BOARDING PARTY, U.S. NAVY, IN WAR WITH ALGIERS 1814-1815
195 POLISH BRIGADES IN SANTO DOMINGO (IN FRENCH SERVICE) 1802-1804
196 BUTLER'S RANGERS 1778-1784
197 RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY, SHIP'S OFFICERS 1850-1851
198 1ST REGIMENT, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1858-1859
199 JEFFREY'S REGIMENT OF FOOT 1676-1682
200 HUNGARIAN HUSSARS SERVING IN MEXICO UNDER MAXIMILIAN 1864-1867
201 44TH FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1755
202 48TH FOOT (GRENADIER COMPANY) IN NORTH AMERICA 1755
203 23RD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (BIRNEY'S ZOUAVES) 1861-1862
204 IMPERIAL JAPANESE FORCES, THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 1942-1943
205 23RD REGIMENT, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1886-1896
206 11TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1865
207 VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY 1960-1961
208 FRENCH NAVY DURING THE QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE 1797-1798
209 U.S. NAVY BANDSMEN 1897-1898
210 SQUADRON 'A', NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD (FULL DRESS) 1898-1914
211 U.S. BATTALION OF ARTILLERY 1796-1797
212 COMPANY OF ARTIFICERS, VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY OF ARMS 1806-1815
213 U.S. NAVAL AVIATION 1917-1918
214 UNITED STATES NAVY 1830-1841
215 DUNN'S RANGERS (NEW JERSEY) 1756-1760
216 42ND PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (BUCKTAILS) 1862-1863
217 BAND OF THE GOVERNOR'S GUARDS BATTALION, NEW YORK ARTILLERY 1813-1814
218 12TH INFANTRY, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD 1898-1899
219 1ST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
220 NORFOLK LIGHT ARTILLERY BLUES 1836-1838
221-2 STAFF OFFICERS, U.S. ARMY 1841-1851
223 ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA 1862-1865
224 THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT 1756-1758
225 U.S. ARMY "AGGRESSOR" FORCES (THE MANEUVER "ENEMY") 1960-1964 Y
226 55TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1758
227 SPANISH VICEREGAL BODYGUARD IN NEW SPAIN 1770-1771
228 MAXIMILIAN'S IMPERIAL MEXICAN PALACE GUARD 1865-1867
229 OFFICERS, UNITED STATES NAVY 1797-1798
230 80TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1757-1764
231 SHAY'S REGULATORS 1786-1787
232 OFFICERS, CANADIAN NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE 1878-1890
233 GARRISON PRISONERS, UNITED STATES ARMY 1812-1813
234 16TH (QUEEN'S) LIGHT DRAGOONS 1776-1778
235 BELGIAN LEGION IN MEXICO 1864-1867
236 6TH BATTALION, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY , ALEXANDRIA 1860-1861
237 OFFICERS, UNITED STATES NAVY, FULL DRESS 1802-1812
238 35TH REGIMENT OF FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA 1775-1781
239 FRENCH CONTRA-GUERILLAS IN MEXICO 1865-1867
240 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY (VISITING AMERICA) 1863-1864
241 UNITED STATES NAVY, NON-REGULAR COMPONENTS 1913-1917
242 3RD REGIMENT, U.S. ARTILLERY 1812-1813
243 THE ROYAL NAVY 1775-1781
244 NEW ENGLAND INDEPENDENT COMPANIES 1675-1676
245 178TH SIGNAL PIGEON COMPANY, U.S. ARMY 1944-1945
246 SPANISH LOUISIANA REGIMENT IN FLORIDA 1779-1781
247 THE CUERA DRAGOONS (CALIFORNIA) 1730-1830
248 CANADIAN VOLTIGEUR REGIMENT 1812-1813
249 FRENCH REGIMENTS AT THE SEIGE OF SAVANNAH 1778-1779
250 SPANISH ROYAL CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN FLORIDA 1802-1803
251 CREW OF THE "HERO" GALLEY, VIRGINIA STATE NAVY 1776-1778
252 4TH TEXAS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1861-1862
253 5TH U.S. CAVALRY REGIMENT 1874-1876
254 WAR DRESS OF THE PLAINS INDIANS 1874-1876
255 15TH U.S. INFANTRY (THE "FORGOTTEN 15TH") IN CHINA 1925-1928
256 THE ROYAL NAVY 1704-1714
257 THE BRUNSWICK REGIMENT VON RHEIZ IN AMERICA 1776-1777
258 COLONEL JOHN HASLET'S DELAWARE REGIMENT (DELAWARE BLUES) 1776-1777 Y
259 MINUTE BATTALION OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1775-1776
260 CUBA VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS 1892-1898
261 THE FRENCH GARRISON AT LOUISBOURG 1740-1745
262 CROCKETT'S BATTALION, VIRGINIA STATE FORCES 1780-1781
263 THE EGYPTIAN BATTALION SERVING IN MEXICO 1863-1867
264 2ND VIRGINIA REGIMENT, CONTINENTAL LINE 1779-1781
265 SPANISH TEXAS HUSSARS 1802-1803
266 U.S. ARMY COMPANY AID MEN (MEDICAL CORPS) IN EUROPE 1944-1945
267 PUERTO RICO TRAINED MILITIAS 1788-1789
268 UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE 1834-1836
269 CALIFORNIA BATTALION OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN 1847-1848
270 12TH AND 100TH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1863-1864
271 DE LA PORTES FRENCH COMPANY, VIRGINIA STATE FORCES 1777-1778
272 DABNEY'S VIRGINIA STATE LEGION 1782-1783
273 COLONEL DAVID HALL'S REGIMENT, DELAWARE LINE 1777-1783
274 NORFOLK CITY GUARD 1885-1895
275 NORTH AMERICAN FLYING HORSEMEN 1965-1966 Y
276 THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BATTALION, SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1935-1938
277 ILLINOIS MILITIA, BLACKHAWK WAR 1832
278 VIRGINIA STATE GARRISON REGIMENT 1777-1780
279 LIGHT COMPANY, 4TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (KING'S OWN) IN AMERICA 1775-1776
280 SANTO DOMINGO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1785-1786 "





There have been militias since before there was a USA, that's the historical fact.

I wasn't denying that there were militias. I was simply stating that individuals owned and carried arms on their own, separate from any militia during the time the Constitution was written and that the 2nd amendment was obviously not meant to be interpreted that only militias had the right to bear arms. So, I'm not sure what your point was?

 

[PatekPhilippe]

I wasn't denying that there were militias. I was simply stating that individuals owned and carried arms on their own, separate from any militia during the time the Constitution was written and that the 2nd amendment was obviously not meant to be interpreted that only militias had the right to bear arms. So, I'm not sure what your point was?

This fact seems to escape the loons who want to take away our guns.....
Even though a person is NOT a member of any organized militia they have a right to bear arms in the event they ARE CALLED UP TO JOIN A MILITIA...JOIN being the operative word here.

 

[slackjawed]

Some of the militias on the list i posted were family militias, just a few people.

There are no constitutional definitions of what constitutes a miltia.

A militia of one can cause a lot of damage to an enemy with the right planning.........

 

[Vast LWC]

This fact seems to escape the loons who want to take away our guns.....
Even though a person is NOT a member of any organized militia they have a right to bear arms in the event they ARE CALLED UP TO JOIN A MILITIA...JOIN being the operative word here.

Do you live in Chicago? No?

Then no-one was trying to "take away your guns", now were they?

If the people of an area, like urban Chicago, feel that there should be a law against guns that are not part of a registered militia, in their little area, and there was no specific interpretation by the Supreme Court at the time telling them they were wrong, then they had every right to do so.

Now that the Supreme Court has interpreted the law to be otherwise, such laws are now unconsitutional.

Thus, neither Obama or anyone else is going to "take away anybody's guns", unless there is a constitutional amendment. Do you see the President or congress mentioning the creation of such an amendment? Do you think it would ever pass with 66% of the state legislators endorsing it? Because I certainly don't.

It is not the President's or Congress' job to interpret the Constitution as it is written, that duty is assigned to the courts.

It IS congresses duty to make NEW laws and to have a large part in amending the Constitution.

Now, that being said, there is still the fact that the Constitution did not mention specifically what types of arms people can bear.

One would assume that owning a WMD for instance, would not fall under the clause, as it would be a threat to the public safety.

Rocket Launchers and Tanks might also fall into this category.

 

[Vast LWC]

And again, I am a supporter of gun ownership. I have a couple myself.

 

[Avatar4321]

If I implicitly trusted the Feds, i may say good job too. But seeing how many times cases are fabricated and made up in my profession, id like to know more information before passing judgment. There are always at least two sides to every story. Id like to hear every side.

 

[Avatar4321]

I don't get it.. you're for freeing the alleged MUSLIM terrorists...

and for jailing the alleged CHRISTIAN terrorists.....

Something about that smells funny.

Not that difficult to understand. You're assuming their consistant.

 

[Avatar4321]

Really? Where did you hear this?

Two high profile examples are Jose Padilla and Yaser Hamdi, American Citizens designated as "Enemy Combatants" by the Bush administration. They were held in Guantanamo for years without Habeus Corpus.

They were also caught on the battle field.

 

[Avatar4321]

Why yes, yes I am. You're a genius!

That's very, very flimsy, at best.

There's a big difference between a local law on firearms to prevent gang violence in Chicago, and instituting a national ban on firearms.

Are you denying Illinois individual state rights to make their own decisions on firearms?

Yeah very flimsy to look at his actual record to make a determination

 

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Great Job by the FBI keeping us safe. Terrorists are terrorists no matter where they come from

Shouldn't we wait till they've been convicted before finding them guilty? Just a thought.

Assumption of Innocence is only for those that the Left has Sympathy for...



peace...