Viet Cong, French Indian War, George Washington, County Jones, and Benjamin Martin are just a few times in American History where a lack of arms or training did not result as you're expecting.
It's amazing how quickly you can teach someone how to handle themselves in a combat situation when their life depends on it. We're talking days.
Yea, I can tell you its already happening in PA.
A lot of those are poor examples because the gap between s peasant and a professional soldier has become much larger over time, particularly over the last century.