Militants

"A well organized militia ..."  

   There are more guns in America than there are people.

   This number, more than 400 million, does not include military and police weapons, which are tightly controlled by leaders of these security forces. 

  The total population of the United States is about 300 million. By that figuring, there are more guns in America than there are people. We no longer have a well organized militia, so the security of a free state is not guaranteed, and is no longer essential.

   We do, however, have a National Guard, along with state and local police forces, well organized by each of the 50 United States, so their security is guaranteed.

   The founders of the United States were correct in stressing that a well organized security force is essential. But their emphasis was on being organized, not loose millions of gun carrying people with their own agendas and prejudices.

   Many gun owners may claim that they are members of a militia, but whether they are organized is another issue.

   A mentally disturbed individual with dozens of high powered guns is not essential to the security of a free state. Rather, such a person is a danger.