The_Bad_one, You contradict yourself.  First you said, "The 'Militia' was considered to be any able bodied male citizen over 16 who owned a firearm."  In other words, not an organized group.  Now you're saying, "...a militia was made up of and organized by the citizens."  You better get your story straight.  And then you should support your assertion that one of the purposes of the militia was to overthrow the government in the event of it becoming tyrannical.  Washington didn't want ordinary citizens in his army because they were so unreliable and undisciplined.  Today, it's ridiculous to think that disorganized people have any chance against the greatest fighting force in the history of the world.