Posted on Apr 24, 2019
Who are the militia at US-Mexico border?
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What are US militia groups?
The term has a complex history.
The Militia Act of 1903 created the National Guard as a reserve for the Army, managed by each state with federal funding, and defined the "unorganised militia" as men between 17 and 45 years of age who were not part of the military or guard.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) defines current US militia groups as the armed subset of the anti-government movement.
These groups engage in military exercises and gun training, and generally believe in conspiracies regarding the federal government.
They focus on protecting second amendment rights - or the right to bear arms granted by the US constitution.
The term has a complex history.
The Militia Act of 1903 created the National Guard as a reserve for the Army, managed by each state with federal funding, and defined the "unorganised militia" as men between 17 and 45 years of age who were not part of the military or guard.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) defines current US militia groups as the armed subset of the anti-government movement.
These groups engage in military exercises and gun training, and generally believe in conspiracies regarding the federal government.
They focus on protecting second amendment rights - or the right to bear arms granted by the US constitution.
Who are the militia at US-Mexico border?
Posted from bbc.com
Militia
2nd Amendment
Immigration
Nationalism
Mexico
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Having spent over 20 years (1980's & 1990's) in the Pacific northwest I was exposed to a lot of so-called "militias." In my opinion, most (please note I say "most," not all) militia groups are white supremacist and/or grown men wanting to play soldier. They have been allowed far too much leeway. I think we are due to see a tragedy in the very near future.
(I see here the usual right-wing attack on the SPLC)
(I see here the usual right-wing attack on the SPLC)
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Patricia Overmeyer
MSG Stan Hutchison: We already had a tragedy a few years back in Arivaca. And we are now seeing many people in that area are pushing back against some new "militias" that have shown up in the area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Raul_and_Brisenia_Flores
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Raul_and_Brisenia_Flores
Murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores - Wikipedia
On May 30, 2009, 29-year-old Raul Flores, Jr., and his daughter, 9-year-old Brisenia Ylianna Flores, were murdered at their home in Arivaca, Arizona, during a robbery by Shawna Forde, Jason Eugene Bush, and Albert Gaxiola. Gina Gonzalez, the victims' wife and mother, was wounded but survived the attack after exchanging gunfire with the intruders, wounding Bush.In 2011, all three assailants were convicted of murder. Forde and Bush were...
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Patricia Overmeyer
Armed vigilantes bring unease to Arizona border town haunted by killing of girl, dad
In Arivaca, residents have made it clear new new armed border militia groups not welcome.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
Patricia Overmeyer - You are correct. That incident slipped my mind (I am getting old,, lol).
This may have been the opening salvo in this struggle. The Gonzalez family may be the first KIA's of many such acts.
I can forsee a fire-fight developing between some of these terrorist groups and either between law enforcement officials, local Hispanics, or possibly armed drug cartel members.
This may have been the opening salvo in this struggle. The Gonzalez family may be the first KIA's of many such acts.
I can forsee a fire-fight developing between some of these terrorist groups and either between law enforcement officials, local Hispanics, or possibly armed drug cartel members.
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Patricia Overmeyer
MSG Stan Hutchison - Although he didn't specifically belong to a militia group, a large salvo was tossed when Timothy McVeigh blew up the Murrah Building. He was part of a group of "constitutionalists" here in AZ that are still rather active. I still have a few cases with them and they are rather disturbed individuals. Stamp all the court paperwork that they are sovereign citizens, courts have no jurisdiction over them and can't force them to pay child support, etc.
I agree, there will be a firefight at some point with the militias and some other group. And there will be a bunch of people who claim there were good people on both sides, blah, blah, blah. They aren't domestic terrorists if they aren't muslims, etc. Meh.
I agree, there will be a firefight at some point with the militias and some other group. And there will be a bunch of people who claim there were good people on both sides, blah, blah, blah. They aren't domestic terrorists if they aren't muslims, etc. Meh.
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You lost me at SPLC. That for profit, money laundering, Soros backed organization has ZERO credibility. If they told me the sky was blue, I would walk outside to verify it.
There are numerous states with legally sanctioned land and naval militia that exist outside the National Guard structure. They are not whack jobs and conspiracy advocates, and your using a very broad brush here to smear them as fringe lunatic groups.
There are numerous states with legally sanctioned land and naval militia that exist outside the National Guard structure. They are not whack jobs and conspiracy advocates, and your using a very broad brush here to smear them as fringe lunatic groups.
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