What’s the difference between a militia and a gang?
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In the US, there are two official militias, the organized militia, and the unorganized militia. The organized militia is the National Guard, part time soldiers officially trained and sponsored by the government, who are expected to be the first line of defense should the government need to augment its military, or deploy troop internally to respond to emergencies, like national disasters. The unorganized militia is all able bodies between 17 and 55, who are not actively involved in the military or organized militia. They are subject to call if the nation needs them. They do not receive training or support from the government. They are merely a pool of bodies to draw on in times of need.
The people who run around with guns playing urban commando and calling themselves militia are mentally ill people who should have their guns taken away from them.
It depends where you are and the type of militia, normally it comes down to organisation and official status, in many countries militia are government funded soldiers who don’t have full time status as soldiers, in other countries they are armed populace used by local warlords to enforce policy, in America their status is confused by legal protection and yet no official status, meaning no official body controls them so they are often a law unto themselves.
As an non-American it looks like the difference is pretty much the race of the people involved.
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