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- Dictionarymilitia/mɪˈlɪʃə/
noun
- 1. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency: "creating a militia was no answer to the army's manpower problem"
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Jul 2, 2024 · Second Amendment, amendment to the Constitution of the United States, adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, that provided a constitutional check on congressional power under Article I Section 8 to organize, arm, and discipline the federal militia.
Jun 20, 2024 · As the US election approaches, one armed militia organized by a January 6 rioter is spreading its message across the country.
Jul 2, 2024 · Often misinterpreted as a right to defend one’s person, home, or property, the allowance to “have arms” ensured that Parliament could exercise its sovereign right of self-preservation against a tyrannical crown by arming qualified Protestants as a militia.
Jun 4, 2024 · The illustration unveils the deceptive facade of some militia members, who operate within communities while harboring antigovernment sentiments and paramilitary affiliations.
Apr 25, 2024 · The Middle East has a militia problem. Of the 400m people in the Arab world, more than a quarter live in countries where the state is too weak to rein in armed groups (see map).
Jul 10, 2023 · Militias are violent actors, shown to be self-serving, and to consistently act as spoilers of peace. So far, research has focused on their use of instrumental violence to directly undermine peace talks. Yet, militias have alternative, more indirect ways to act as spoilers of peace.
Jun 27, 2024 · Terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Definitions of terrorism are complex and controversial; because of the inherent ferocity of terrorism, the term in its popular usage has developed an intense stigma.
On Nov. 7, the Supreme Court will debatewhether a drug dealer in Texas with a history of armed violence is entitled to own a gun under the Second Amendment. United States v. Rahimi is the...
Jul 16, 2023 · (U//FOUO) Militia violent extremists (MVEs) are anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists who seek to use or threaten force or violence to further their ideology in response to perceived abuses of power by the government, perceived bureaucratic incompetence, or perceived government overreach, especially in regard to suspected ...
May 10, 2024 · The term 'militia' during the late 18th century typically referred to all able-bodied men from roughly ages 16 to 60 who were citizens of their states. These individuals could be called upon for defense purposes, which comprised both local policing and standing ready to repel external threats.
