Withsensibility, all of your posts with the links do present evidence that the other side refuses to hear. As one of the link stated, an armed people is a militia. It is ironic that those who are so rabid about gun control are the same that are super fans of games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, HALO and other shooter games.
Simple Definition of militia
: a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of militia
1
a : a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
b : a body of citizens organized for military service
2
: the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service
This link from the Mirriam-Webster site could be useful, too: Militia defined for kids
Guys, check this out. It's a story that lends credence to my point of view. Now all of you accept it unquestionably.