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The term "militia" derives from Old English milite meaning soldiers (plural), militisc meaning military and also classical Latin milit-, miles meaning soldier.. The Modern English term militia dates to the year 1590, with the original meaning now obsolete: "the body of soldiers in the service of a sovereign or a state".
A militia (/ m ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʃ ə / mil-ISH-ə) [1] is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel.
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The concepts of miles Christi and militia Christi can be traced back to the first century AD. [4] The phrase miles Christi, derived from a letter from Paul the Apostle and much employed by Pope Gregory VII, also appeared in the Gesta Francorum in reference to the young Prince Tancred, Bohemond, Godfrey and Count Raymond of Toulouse, [5] each of whom were Christian leaders in the First Crusade.
Following the 2015 Chattanooga shootings at a strip mall, a military recruitment center and a United States Navy Operational Support Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Three Percenters, Oath Keepers, and other militia groups began organizing armed gatherings outside of recruiting centers in several states, with the stated objective of protecting ...
On September 4, the Senate voted to change the language of the Second Amendment by removing the definition of militia, and striking the conscientious objector clause: [141] A well regulated militia, being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Seeing the shambles of his father’s life, and how he ran the Oath Keepers militia, was the spark that first led him away from Trumpism and the anti-government movement.
SPLC identified local militia groups (2018) [12] [C] State Name Location Alabama: Alabama Constitutional Militia Clanton: South Alabama Militia Dothan: Alaska: Alaska Citizens Militia Nikiski: Arizona: Arizona Freedom Militia Mohave: Northern Arizona Militia Golden Valley: Arkansas: Arkansas State Militia Corps Mansfield: California: California ...