Matthew Bracken (@Matt_Bracken)

Terrorist Attacks in Israel Show the Threat of a Disarmed Populace AmmoLand ^ | October 16, 2023 | Dean Weingarten https://www.ammoland.com/2023/10/terrorist-attacks-in-israel-show-the-threat-of-a-disarmed-populace/#axzz8FvNZ1uqe The horrific terrorist attack on unarmed Israelis near the border of Gaza shows how useful and effective militias can be against lightly armed and armored raiding forces. Local militias are an innate response to existential threats. They are well-fitted to the nature of man. When men lived in small communities, every man was expected to aid in the defense of the community against outside forces, which amounted to everyone outside the tribe or nation. A militia is simply local men working together to protect against the threat of others who want to kill, rape, loot and destroy. Militias can band together to form armies, but they need more training to work effectively as a larger force. When armies successfully destroy a tribe’s or nation’s enemies, people can be lulled into believing militias are not necessary or useful. In the early history of the United States, militias were primarily needed to defend against raids by Indian tribes/other nations. A militia does not guarantee success. Militias gave a community a chance to defend themselves. With no defensive force, a community was vulnerable to raids from whoever found them an inviting target. There are many times when raiders can be defeated by a lightly armed force with relatively low levels of organization and training. Armed citizens can be a greater deterrent than police. The United States has an excellent core of people with military and reserve experience to draw on for leadership. The primary advantage of a militia is it is always there. It is reasonably ready to respond quickly. A militia can slow down an attack and defend against a threat until a larger force can relieve it. Police are not equipped or manned to deal with organized raids. There is roughly one police officer per several hundred citizens. [rest at link]