We are not one of those hard core militias that try to act like the military.

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Display as a link instead, ×   Your previous content has been restored. On Wednesday, Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who appeared to consider himself a militia member and had posted “blue lives matter” content, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of two protesters. And therefore they’re much more willing to come out and engage in acts of violence against protesters.”. https://www.newsweek.com/armed-black-demonstrators-challenge- All rights reserved. The Waco Siege solidified MOM's standing as one of the first established militia groups. Grand Master Jay told Newsweek the sister of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed outside an Atlanta Wendy's by police last month, requested the NFAC militia provide her with a security escort to a downtown rally that began at the site of her brother's death. Snell was to die, according to MOM, because he "was and still is heavily involved in exposing Clinton for his trail of blood to the White House. John Trochmann stated that people needed to arm and organize themselves in order to prevent future incidents from occurring.

[18] MOM continues to publish Taking Aim and still publishes their product catalog which includes firearms manuals, videos, and other books to "help you prepare for an uncertain future".[19]. in "It's a public park, a state park.

"We want change that's really going to permanently help us, we don't want [any] little change, we want some real change," one of the organizers said, noting that many Black civil rights groups have been marching for change since the 1960s and have largely been ignored. Leaders of the militia frequently halted the protest to challenge local white supremacists and far-right Second Amendment advocates to "stop hiding.".

Police also reportedly let the gunman walk past them with a rifle as the crowd yelled for him to be arrested because he had shot people, according to witnesses and video reviewed by the news agency. [4][5], MOM grew in membership and notoriety which culminated in a gathering in Kalispell, Montana, of over 800 people to listen to an address by John Trochmann in June, 1994. The members that have sworn an oath to the Constitution are expected to honor their oath and take it seriously. About 1,000 heavily armed militia, all of whom were Black, marched through Georgia's Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, challenging white nationalist groups in the area to either come out and fight or join them in demonstrating against the government.