militia
The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution
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PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE V. MILITIA
CHAPTER 33. MILITIA
II. ORGANIZATION
Chapter 33: Section 2. Membership
Section 2. The militia of the commonwealth shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of seventeen and forty-five, and who are residents of the commonwealth, and of such other persons, male and female, as may, upon their own application, be enlisted or commissioned therein pursuant to any provision of this chapter, subject, however, to such exemptions as are now, or may be hereafter, created by law.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/33-2.htm
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I chose Massachusetts because it was one of the original 13 colonies and the site of the Boston Massacre! The definition of "Militia" were usually defined by each state.