If said people are a part of a well-regulated militia, sure
This is the exact misconception I was talking about.
The militia consists of the “whole body of the people”. We know this from various contemporary writings, including descriptions in the Federalist Papers. We know how the term was used in the constitution, and we know it was used to refer to “We The People”.
In the constitution, it is always referred to as a singular entity. It is never referred to in the plural: there are no such thing as “militias”; there is only one “militia”.
You mentioned the National Guard. In constitutional terms, the National Guard would be a “[provision] for calling forth the militia” (Article I, Section 8, part 15). The members of the national guard haven’t been called forth to the militia. They have been called forth from the militia. This becomes obvious when we look at the other major provision for calling forth the militia: Selective Service. The Draft.
Congress’s authority to institute a draft, compelling “We The People” to report for military training and service against our individual will comes from their power to “call forth” the militia. We are members of the militia, and we are called forth. We are called forth from the militia, not to it. Congress would have no power to draft us if we were not members of the militia, and subject to their provisions established under the militia clauses. Which means that We The People are, in fact, the militia described in Article I and the Second Amendment.
If you don’t feel you and your fellow militiamen are adequately “well regulated”, you should petition Congress to impose more requirements than what they currently deem necessary and proper regulation of the militia, and I’ll see you at the next muster.