[oyez]

"National Guard is our equivalent to a militia."

Wrong again. The National Guard would be acting agents of the Federal Government. The Constitution never intended that. Our Founders knew if in the event the government turned tyrannical the people should have to ability to correct that.

[robertpaulsen]

"The National Guard would be acting agents of the Federal Government. The Constitution never intended that."

So would a well regulated state Militia. The U.S. Constitution gives the federal government the power the call forth the state Militia to "execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections, and repel Invasions".