Militia

The second amendment has become a controversial topic in recent politics. Written into the constitution in 1776 by our founding fathers it states “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed upon.” Politicians argue over the meaning of this amendment, but the fathers wrote it clearly, and does not leave room for interpretation. The creators of the second amendment believed that citizens owning guns…

The International Criminal Court should have an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir since he supported Arab militias, indirectly committed genocide and did not wish to help the civilians of Darfur. The Janjaweed, the Arab militias that committed many crimes against humanity, were supported by al-Bashir’s government. In February 2004, “Janjaweed militia wearing government uniforms attack[ed] a boarding school in Tawila, Darfur forcing 110 Zaghawa girls to strip naked at gunpoint before conducting…

Mass genocides have taken place throughout history and formed the world that we live in today. With the mass number of civilians slaughtered during the Darfur Genocide you may ask yourself, why all the killing? How is this carried out, and what was done to help. The Genocide in Darfur has claimed over 450,000 lives and has caused chaos in millions. In Darfur there are over 100 tribes and with these tribes there comes tension. The conflict in Darfur is one between Arab and non-Arab. In 2003…

Taliban. But instead of making a safe haven for these citizens, Afghan residents have said the American government has caused more pain than happiness. This article reports that the Afghan local police are sexually abusing young boys and American militias are told to look the…

from different New England militia companies. They did not have a unified chain of command. The volunteer militia were supplied, led, armed, and financed by the colonies they grew up in. The U.S. Army was made on June 14, 1775 by the Continental Congress as an army that was unified so the colonies could revolt against Great Britain, and George Washington was appointed as commander. At first, the army was led by people that had been in the British Army and colonial militias and brought a large…

George Washington George Washington was 67 years old when he died. He was the commander in chief of the continental army. He began his career in the Virginia Militia. George Washington played an vital role in the American revolution. During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to a win over the British and became an American hero. Over the course of the gruesome eight-year war, the colonial forces won very few battles but consistently held their own against the British. In October…

any threat to national security. The anti-federalists argued that the federal control over militia could take away from the states the principle means of defense against federal oppression and usurpation, Besides the advantage of being Armed ,which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which people are attached and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of…

The Second Amendment was adopted into the Bill of Rights to ensure the people’s ability to establish a militia and secure their rights to possess weapons such as guns for this reason. Historically, the belief that the government should not be allowed to infringe on citizens’ rights to guns was common in early America because of Great Britain’s tyranny. Americans feared having their rights to weapons being taken away because it would prevent them from not only hunting or defending their families,…

creation of this militia would, "proposes to empower the Union " to provide for organizing arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, RESERVING TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE OFFICERS, AND THE AUTHORITY OF TRAINING THE MILITIA ACCORDING TO THE DISCIPLINE PRESCRIBED BY CONGRESS."" (No. XXIX of The Federalist Papers) Despite granting the states some rights regarding the militia the…

The Air and Missile Defense of Our Nation’s Capital Throughout our nation’s history, and even before, America’s militia has answered the call to guard and defend America’s citizens and way of life. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of the Reserves of each military branch as well as the Army and Air National Guard. Initially, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld designated more than 35,000 reserve component men and women the…