SPLC: Militia groups growing fast
The number of anti-government militia groups is dramatically on the rise, according to a prominent anti-bigotry organization. There were at least 276 militia groups active in the United States last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — a 37 percent rise over the 202 such groups in 2014. The new statistics come as armed, anti-government activists continue to control a government office in rural Oregon, citing opposition to federal wildlife policies. The militia members in Oregon, who organized around two sons of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who sparred with the government in 2014, have now occupied their remote government cabin for five days/ Julian Hattem , The Hill. More here.
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