Yes. The Constitution authorizes calling forth the militia to repel invasions. Federal law includes most able-bodied male citizens ages 17-45 in the unorganized militia. States may engage in war if actually invaded without congressional consent. Under the law of war, inhabitants may spontaneously take up arms against invaders as a levée en masse, gaining combatant status if they carry arms openly and respect the rules. Individual self-defense also applies.
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Yes. The Constitution authorizes calling forth the militia to repel invasions. Federal law includes most able-bodied male citizens ages 17-45 in the unorganized militia. States may engage in war if actually invaded without congressional consent. Under the law of war, inhabitants may spontaneously take up arms against invaders as a levée en masse, gaining combatant status if they carry arms openly and respect the rules. Individual self-defense also applies.
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