Militia activity as it should be, not how Politicians see it.

In modern political rhetoric, Militias are seen as crazy gun nuts somewhere in Montana secretly plotting the overthrow of our government.  This conception is far from what they used to be. They used to be citizen soldiers, with local leadership that supported stability and action when state and federal governments were either powerless or already engaged. I propose that militias should be regular civilian organizations, assisting the police and national guard when those two cannot perform their functions.  There are many benefits to this practice that could benefit our country.  Local leadership and members would be able to administrate in times of emergency and turmoil.  These would be purely civillian organizations, solely beholden to the people in their area, though regulated (Not controlled) by the government.  They would be trained, both in military fashion as well as in civil service and administration, and have a regime similar to the national guard, without deployment or connection to the government: to successfully uphold order in chaos, as well as residing the power strictly with the people and providing a means of resistance against ell enemies, foreign and domestic.  This could potentially also be the method we use to regulate assault weapons and destructive devices.  The members would be trained, expert, and assuredly mentally competent, ensuring peace and order, as well as giving the people their own responsibility and power.