mike805 on Nostr: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed29.asp The militia was supposed to be an ...

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed29.asp The militia was supposed to be an alternative to a standing army, with the specific intent that a militia could not be used for tyranny like a standing army could be.

There was some debate as to how organized and regulated the militia needed to be. Some people thought requiring them to assemble and drill frequently would be unpopular.

In any case, they were supposed to have their own weapons, at home, not in an armory somewhere.