[El Gato]

Even during the Revolutionary War the failures of militias were obvious (except against Indians.) Washington was driven to distraction by their unreliability, ineffectiveness and tendency to run like rabbits when the fighting started. That is why he created the Continental army. Today a militia would be even worse.

If push ever came to shove, the modern militia would not be fighting the Army, part of it probably would be part of the Army. They would be fighting the politicians. Which brings up the dirty little secret that the Constitution violating critters shouldn't be worried about assault weapons, most of which are chambered for relatively puny rounds, but rather things like M-1A1's or just plain old bolt actions, anything from K-98 Mausers to Moison-Nagents, to standard "deer rifles", chambered in something akin to 30-06, 8mm, .308, .303 etc. Something tha can reach out and touch someone. Those are what they will need to be worried about, should it ever come to "voting from the rooftops".

[Travis McGee]

Recall the havoc caused by 2 lamebrains with a rifle in DC a year back.

Imagine thousands of far better trained riflemen, with a long list of specific domestic enemies of the Constitution and other traitors.

[Charles Martel]

If push ever came to shove, the modern militia would not be fighting the Army, part of it probably would be part of the Army. They would be fighting the politicians. Which brings up the dirty little secret that the Constitution violating critters shouldn't be worried about assault weapons, most of which are chambered for relatively puny rounds, but rather things like M-1A1's or just plain old bolt actions, anything from K-98 Mausers to Moison-Nagents, to standard "deer rifles", chambered in something akin to 30-06, 8mm, .308, .303 etc. Something tha can reach out and touch someone. Those are what they will need to be worried about, should it ever come to "voting from the rooftops".

That's why the big, mean 'ol .50 BMG rifles make the anti-gun left so apoplectic - they don't want their limousines perforated.

It's also interesting to note that in the midst of all this legislative and political hair-pulling, the U.S. Army continues to ship thousands of M1 Garand rifles to happy purchasers via the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Most purchasers attend a "clinic" which teaches basic operation, maintenance and safe handling practices. It seems that even though Congress tries hard to ignore the "militia", the D.O.D. still nurtures it.

[justshutupandtakeit]

You are correct. We know the "assault" weapons catagory is fraudulent.