Let me upset the apple cart, just a tad. As others have mentioned, there is quite a difference between 'Minuteman' and 'militia'. Militia is essentially an armed citizenry ready to show up for local defensive operations. The militia could be expected to be proficient with THEIR arms, and to supply sufficient ammuntion for a short-lived encounter. The militia could be expected to have little to no formal military training. Organizing a militia for a combined arms, or extended, operation would be an exercise in futility, at best. The ill-equipped and ill-trained militia is not a military force. It is severely limited in its ability to function by its very nature. The shop owners who formed an armed resistance in LA during the 1992 riots were a militia. They were on the whole - ineffective. The 7th Infantry and 1st Marine Division provided sufficient force to stabilize (term used loosely) the situation. Most replies in this thread refer to armaments for the militia. An armed force that is equipped only with a weapon, no matter which one, is almost guaranteed to fail.
This is where the Minuteman concept comes in. A Minuteman was expected to be ready at a minutes notice to engage a well armed and well organized enemy. In addition to arms and ammo, the Minuteman MUST have a modicum of infantry training, all necessary gear to survive in the expected environment, and the tactical and command knowledge to follow instructions in a chaotic, fluid situation. At bare minimum, we are talking about something like the US Army Reserve. The proper primary weapon for this force of Minutemen is debatable. What it really needs to be is standardized. This force will be resupplied (food, gear, munitions, replacements) from some central authority. That central authority simply cannot supply thousands of different combatants with hundreds of different replacement parts and munitions.
I posit that the proper weapon for a militia it whatever the funk they can show up with. Bolt action .22LR. 700 Nitro Express. .375 H&H magnum. Whatever. Bring whatever you have, the skills to use it, and enough ammo to hold steady until the Minutemen can show up. An unsupported militia is almost certainly doomed to fail in a national emergency.
To complement this rag-tag militia, a well organized and equipped force of Minutemen is needed. No offense intended, but a bunch of INGO members who show up at the fight with their own weapons and ammo are a militia. Some modicum of training, equipping, and standardization may be able to quickly turn them into an effective fighting force. How quickly that can happen is a huge unknown.
The OP asks a self-contradictory question. "In the spirit of the Minuteman, what should we arm ourselves with?" Arming yourselves makes you a militia. If you really want to go back to the spirit of the minuteman, require EVERY able-bodied American citizen to spend two years in one of the United States Armed Forces. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Pick one. Not an option, YOU will SERVE. The other half on Minuteman is to be ready to fight at a moment's notice. This would require a well-trained, well-equipped, well-armed citizenry. Most state governments and most certainly the LIBTARDS in charge in WDC would never tolerate such a thing.
This is where the Minuteman concept comes in. A Minuteman was expected to be ready at a minutes notice to engage a well armed and well organized enemy. In addition to arms and ammo, the Minuteman MUST have a modicum of infantry training, all necessary gear to survive in the expected environment, and the tactical and command knowledge to follow instructions in a chaotic, fluid situation. At bare minimum, we are talking about something like the US Army Reserve. The proper primary weapon for this force of Minutemen is debatable. What it really needs to be is standardized. This force will be resupplied (food, gear, munitions, replacements) from some central authority. That central authority simply cannot supply thousands of different combatants with hundreds of different replacement parts and munitions.
I posit that the proper weapon for a militia it whatever the funk they can show up with. Bolt action .22LR. 700 Nitro Express. .375 H&H magnum. Whatever. Bring whatever you have, the skills to use it, and enough ammo to hold steady until the Minutemen can show up. An unsupported militia is almost certainly doomed to fail in a national emergency.
To complement this rag-tag militia, a well organized and equipped force of Minutemen is needed. No offense intended, but a bunch of INGO members who show up at the fight with their own weapons and ammo are a militia. Some modicum of training, equipping, and standardization may be able to quickly turn them into an effective fighting force. How quickly that can happen is a huge unknown.
The OP asks a self-contradictory question. "In the spirit of the Minuteman, what should we arm ourselves with?" Arming yourselves makes you a militia. If you really want to go back to the spirit of the minuteman, require EVERY able-bodied American citizen to spend two years in one of the United States Armed Forces. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Pick one. Not an option, YOU will SERVE. The other half on Minuteman is to be ready to fight at a moment's notice. This would require a well-trained, well-equipped, well-armed citizenry. Most state governments and most certainly the LIBTARDS in charge in WDC would never tolerate such a thing.
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