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American militia movement

American militia movement is a term used by law enforcement and security analysts to refer to a number of private organizations that include paramilitary or similar elements. These groups may refer to themselves as militia, unorganized militia,[1] and constitutional militia.[2] While groups such as the Posse Comitatus existed as early as the 1980s,[3] the movement gained momentum after standoffs with government agents in the early 1990s. By the mid-1990s, such groups were active in all 50 US states, with membership estimated at between 20,000 and 60,000.[4] The movement is most closely associated with the American right-wing.

Not to be confused with State defense force or United States Militia.

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Right Wing Death Squad

Chermak, Steven M. (2002). . UPNE. ISBN 9781555535414. OCLC 260103406.

Searching for a Demon: The Media Construction of the Militia Movement

Crothers, Lane (2003). . Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742525474. OCLC 50630498.

Rage on the Right: The American Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to Homeland Security