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Militias' warning of excessive federal power comes true – but where are they?

  • Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Militias' warning of excessive federal power comes true – but where are they?Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, on July 20, 2020.AP Photo/Noah Berger

Militias and many other Second Amendment advocates have long argued that their primary desire to own firearms – often, many of them – is rooted in a need to protect themselves and their families...

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