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In reply to the discussion: Minneapolis gunman was mentally sick: Family [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)12. The state militias still exist. Residents are still subject to conscription in an emergency.
MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE
SECTION 120-130
120. The militia of the State shall consist of the National Guard,
State Military Reserve and the Naval Militia--which constitute the
active militia--and the unorganized militia.
121. The unorganized militia consists of all persons liable to
service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard, the
State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia.
122. The militia of the State consists of all able-bodied male
citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their
intention to become citizens of the United States, who are between
the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and who are residents of the
State, and of such other persons as may upon their own application be
enlisted or commissioned therein pursuant to the provisions of this
division, subject, however, to such exemptions as now exist or may be
hereafter created by the laws of the United States or of this State.
123. Whenever the Governor deems it necessary, he or she may order
an enrollment to be made by officers designated by the Governor, of
all persons liable to service in the militia. The enrollment shall
include any information that the Governor may require. Three copies
thereof shall be made: one copy shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county in which the enrollment is made, and two copies
in the office of the Adjutant General....
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=mvc&group=00001-01000&file=120-130
SECTION 120-130
120. The militia of the State shall consist of the National Guard,
State Military Reserve and the Naval Militia--which constitute the
active militia--and the unorganized militia.
121. The unorganized militia consists of all persons liable to
service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard, the
State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia.
122. The militia of the State consists of all able-bodied male
citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their
intention to become citizens of the United States, who are between
the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and who are residents of the
State, and of such other persons as may upon their own application be
enlisted or commissioned therein pursuant to the provisions of this
division, subject, however, to such exemptions as now exist or may be
hereafter created by the laws of the United States or of this State.
123. Whenever the Governor deems it necessary, he or she may order
an enrollment to be made by officers designated by the Governor, of
all persons liable to service in the militia. The enrollment shall
include any information that the Governor may require. Three copies
thereof shall be made: one copy shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county in which the enrollment is made, and two copies
in the office of the Adjutant General....
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=mvc&group=00001-01000&file=120-130
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But any guarantee of access to healthcare that could have treated this man is, wait for it...
ck4829
Sep 2012
#2
You'll be happy to hear that if he had been adjudicated mentally ill for commitment...
aikoaiko
Oct 2012
#86
It's extremely difficult to get a person adjudicated as mentally incompetent, even with Alzheimer's
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#31
I know from experience - Even when you get them hospitalized involuntarily, they still...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#43
The state militias still exist. Residents are still subject to conscription in an emergency.
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#12
No, the unorganized components of the state militias organize themseleves as needed
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#22
You should read it. From Article I, Section 8, The scope of legislative power, i.e. that of Congress
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#63
You're not making any sense at all. The section of the Constutution I quoted...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#70
If I were in the milita, I would not be under Militia Regulation at all times.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#59
Maybe, or perhaps he should have been taking some kind of medication but wasn't
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#44
So THIS Whack Job is Now Our Militia and He's Constitutionally Protected ?!?!?!
fightthegoodfightnow
Oct 2012
#50
Everyone who hasn't been legally disqualified from owning a gun has a right to own a gun
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#65
There is a difference between owning a few guns and a bunch of guns. Also difference in guns at home
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#76
You are certainly consistent in your support of authoritarian, police-state measures being used...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#77
Thank you for posting this here. I like when gun policy talk comes out of the gungeon.
aikoaiko
Oct 2012
#87