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Most states have "State Defense Forces" and the like. Washington has the WA state guard, a whopping 4000 people and I don't know what they actually do or if they've even been used for anything, they do seem to be "recruiting" all the time though. You get the pleasure of paying for your uniforms, web gear, loadbearing gear, helmets, and all that crap. and their website doesn't seem to say if I get a gun for "enlisting" in the state guard.
It'd be kind of hard to manage militia drills or ensure everyone has standard equipment. so my community reports for drill and everyone has .223 carbines and the only military grade rifle I have is a No. 1 Mk. 3 Enfield... maybe I'd be designated marksman...
Also, is militia drill mandatory in your plan? and will it end up like jury duty where everyone simply tries to find out how to weasel out of it? is the state going to arrest everyone who doesn't report on the village green for muster and charge them with going AWOL?
(chuckle) You really expect a plan?
You're a couple centuries late with the evasion concern. Alexander Hamilton already figured that out in Federalist 29.
Who says everyone must have standard equipment? In the Framing era, the militia was armed with a wonderful array of rifle calibers, and prolly a number of muskets.
Will you please engage your brain before challenging other posters. It is entertaining, but its also tiresome sometimes.