I think we have radically different interpretations of the word "militia" here. A number of my American colonial and post-colonial ancestors were members of militia units. These were not resistance organizations. They were contingents of local men who were organized and trained together for the protection of their communities. They were not organized to overthrow established authority. Rather, they appear to have existed mostly to combat enemies like wolves and "Indians," and during crises like the French and Indian War they were called into more regular military service. During the Revolution the local militias of a Colony came together to serve the patriotic cause, but they did so in service of their communities, not in opposition to the established order.
