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This whole line of thinking that OP is selling here is complete nonsense and is thoroughly contradicted by a straightforward reading of US History. First, read the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 "The Militia Clauses":
>"The Militia Clauses Clause 15. The Congress shall have Power to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.
Clause 16. The Congress shall have Power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress."
Next, read about how in the early 1790s Congress passed laws that strengthened the President's role of Commander-in-Chief by clarifying his power to take command of the state militias, especially to put down insurrections such as The Whiskey Rebellion...
And then go back and refresh yourself on the Whiskey Rebellion where President Washington federalized 12,000 state militiamen to put down an armed insurrection.
Beyond the fact that by then the Founders were unanimously in favor of granting the President the power to federalize state militias, it's important to understand the lasting national effects of how President Washington handled the Whiskey Rebellion. The effect was to reassure everyone that presidents would be judicious about their power to wield the state militias, and fears of a tyrannical king-like president began to fade away when we saw the massive upsides of a strong federal govt that could reimpose the rule of law whenever threatened.
All of this is really just freshman year American History and a 20-minute review of it over a cup of coffee should be enough to convince anyone in doubt that OP's idea here is complete rubbish. The Founders never, in any way, meant to support, or encourage, or even leave room for, armed insurrection against government in the US in any way whatsoever. It's purely a fantasy of relatively recent vintage that's been ginned up by the gun lobby to justify selling some higher-profit margin products that look a lot like what soldiers use.