Paramilitary Extremist Groups

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"Paramilitary extremism is on the rise in the United States. The movement is fueled by unbridled hatred and suspicion of the federal government, particularly the ATF (the Treasury Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms). Although spawned by traditional white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations, the recent spate of fringe extremist groups have proven to be more militant, subversive, and violence-prone than their predecessors.

Militia groups consider themselves part of a patriot movement in the United States and envision themselves as citizen activists. According to one militia founder, "Those who will rescue the Constitution are an underground army of men who have semiautomatics cached in barrels in the woods . . . men whom society now views as 'outcast,' 'strange' or 'erratic .. "

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