(1) With respect, actually there were NO police forces anywere in the world in the founders' era. Police forces as we understand them today only began to evolve in the mid-1800's, as thousands of people began leaving rural areas for the cities during the Industrial Revolution. However, as long as there have been human beings on the planet, the defense of a community was the responsibility of all able-bodied people — usually the men, but not always. Gradually, as peole gathered in towns and cities, groups of people were organized into what evolved into militias, which date at least to the late Roman period. The notion that individuals should not be armed for their self-defense and other legitimate purposes is a very, very recent phenomenon human history.
(2) If judges have lost their history and common sense, we the people can re-learn our history and retain our own common sense. We must re-learn the fact that their power comes from us, and act accordingly rather than just sit passively and watch the parade of civic affairs pass us by.
I agree with you. I qualified my statement about police forces because I figured if the progressive citizens of Somewhere, Massachusetts, had formed a police force in 1776, I would hear about it!
We must return to teaching Americans about there own history. By the seventh grade (her last year of public school) my daughter had been taught multiple units on African history, flora and fauna, but still couldn't name the 50 states and capitals.