“So how many in a militia? Are women allowed?”
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
So, we’re out then. Well, we’ll just have to form our own then. The word Amazon’s come to mind.
YES - federal law already defines the militia. Know it or male American citizens aged17-45 already are LEGALLY part of the federal militia. States can have militias too and here’s what the Constitution says about the militia...
“The Congress shall have Power To ...provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions....”
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 15
The states cannot disarm the citizens because that would remove the militia resource from the fedgov - therefore the 2nd Amendment.
Many here really do not know their American history. Militia service was not voluntary guys - at least for my ancestors on the frontier during the Revolution.