Look to your state constitutions
AZ says that the National Guard is our organized militia but that they are subordinate to to citizen's.
Tie it to our constitution's 2nd amendment it is about we people. We the citizens are the militia.
3. Supreme law of the land
Section 3. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
20. Military power subordinate to civil power
Section 20. The military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power.
26. Bearing arms
Section 26. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the
state shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing
individuals or corporations to organize, maintain, or employ an armed body of men.
1. Composition of militia
Section 1. The militia of the state of Arizona shall consist of all capable citizens of the
state between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, and of those between said ages
who shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, residing
therein, subject to such exemptions as now exist, or as may hereafter be created, by the
laws of the United States or of this state.
2. Composition and designation of organized militia
Section 2. The organized militia shall be designated "The National Guard of Arizona,"
and shall consist of such organized military bodies as now exist under the laws of the
territory of Arizona or as may hereafter be authorized by law.
Our State constitution does not give the right of individuals to be an armed body of men. No right to have an unregulated militia. But gives individuals the right to have arms in order for self defense.
Can you have a tank - yes you can, you can't use the gun barrel, but you can use it to defend your property, neighborhood or perhaps your business. Say for instance you have a riot in the streets. You fire up that baby and run it around your house or place of business, I'm pretty sure they will move on to another place in order to loot. The right to defend yourself or property, that is the beauty of our 2nd amendment.
Look to your own state constitutions and I be that they all say something pretty much similar.
Point is - with state and fed constitution it spells out out very plainly.