Paramilitary and Survivalist Groups

There are many different forms of militias and paramilitary




groups, whose membership and ideology often vary from, place to




place. However, what most have in common, is their hatred for the




federal government. In recent years, there have been far too many




violent acts done by these militias, seeking to prove their points to




the government, and the public at large. They have threatened to




blow up power plants, government buildings, even the Hoover




Dam. They hold many military exercises and are frequently in the




news. There are many different things that support growth of these




groups. Some of them have proved themselves to be extremely




dangerous, such as when Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma




City Federal Building, causing a mass catastrophe which killed 169




people, and severely injured many others. Some of these groups




claim to be able to justify racism, hate, and even murder.




Consequently, many questions are raised for the safety of the public.




Militias and paramilitary groups vary in philosophy based on




their geographic locations. In the East and North East, these groups




are usually not racist. Militia and paramilitary groups in this area




tend to believe in non-entity United Nations "conspiracies" and




"take-overs", and they are strong defenders of the Second




Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. They usually tend to be non-




violent, except in some cases, when they are protesting laws that




"lessen the strength" of the Second Amendment. Thus these groups




are not as racist, but more intolerant of gun-laws. In the mid-




western area, there are great numbers of militias and paramilitary

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