Second Militia Act of 1792

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 8, 1792
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act more effectually to provide for the National Defence by establishing an Uniform Militia throughout the United States
gptkbp:historicalName post-Revolutionary War United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Militia Act of 1792
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the organization and regulation of state militias
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1795
gptkb:First_Militia_Act_of_1792
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1795
gptkbp:requires militia members to provide their own arms and equipment
enrollment of every free able-bodied white male citizen between ages 18 and 45
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:subject militia regulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Militia_Acts_of_1792
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6