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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › National_Guard_(United_States)National Guard (United States) - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–181 (text) Repeals provisions in section 1076 in Pub.L. 109-364 but still enables the President to call up the National Guard of the United States for active federal military service during Congressionally sanctioned national emergency or war.

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2. www.britannica.com › event › Waco-siegeWaco siege | History, Leader, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Apr. 19, 2024, 7:04 AM ET (USA Today) Waco siege, Oklahoma City bombing, Columbine shooting: April tragedies. Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the religious group’s compound near Waco, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Millard_FillmoreMillard Fillmore - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, the last president to have been a member of the Whig Party while in office. A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Fillmore was elected vice president in 1848, and succeeded to the presidency when Zachary ...

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   Does New Hampshire have a militia bill?

   • This bill has been introduced in many states and in 2024 passed the New Hampshire House with bipartisan support. Militia service was a common trait among presidents of the United States, 18 of whom have served in colonial or state militias and two have served in the National Guard since it was established in 1903.

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   Which states have naval militias?

   • Some states also maintain naval components of their State Defense Force. Recently, Alaska, California, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Texas and Ohio have had or currently maintain naval militias. Other states have laws authorizing them but do not currently have them organized.

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   When did militia duty become mandatory?

   • Service in colonial militia, including providing one's own ammunition and weapons, was mandatory for all men. Yet, as early as the 1790s, the mandatory universal militia duty evolved gradually to voluntary militia units and a reliance on a regular army.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gun_politics_in_the_UnitedGun politics in the United States - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · 92.0% oppose a federal law banning the sale of firearms between private citizens. 82.3% of members are in favor of a program that would place armed security professionals in every school. 72.5% agreed that President Obama's ultimate goal is the confiscation of many firearms that are currently legal.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Communist-Party-of-theCommunist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA)

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   5 days ago · Victor G. Devinatz The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), left-wing political party in the United States that was, from its founding in 1919 until the latter part of the 1950s, one of the country’s most important leftist organizations. Its membership reached its peak of 85,000 in 1942 ...

7. www.economist.com › middle-east-and-africa › 2024The Middle East has a militia problem - The Economist

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   1 day ago · The Middle East has a militia problem. Of the 400m people in the Arab world, more than a quarter live in countries where the state is too weak to rein in armed groups (see map). Lebanon has Hizbullah.

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Kamala-HarrisKamala Harris | Biography, Policies, Family, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Kamala Harris (born October 20, 1964, Oakland, California, U.S.) 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Joe Biden. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. She had previously served in the U.S. Senate (2017–21) and as attorney general of California (2011–17).