Kirk Parker had the following comment, blocked for some reason by the spam filter:

Prof Reynolds also needs to directly address this nonsense, spouted by letter writer #5, SUNY Poli Sci professor Robert J. Spitzer:

"And the “armed populace” mandated in the Militia Act of 1792 and other early laws “requiring adult male citizens to own guns” did so because they were, according to the law, to “be enrolled in the militia” controlled by the government — the opposite of the vigilantism Mr. Reynolds extols."

Notice Spitzer doesn't really make the laughable claim that militia members didn't own and keep their own weapons, before, during, and after militia duty--but it might be read that way, so I'm left to wonder if it's just less-than-clear wording on Spitzer's part, or if he intends to convey that misapprehension.