Back in the 90s
there was a lot of discussion about the role of private American militias not under the oversight of the United States Department of Defense.
There were problems like
Ruby Ridge, the
Branch Davidians, and the
Oklahoma City Bombing. They had a few commonalities.
1 - Groups or persons who rejected the authority of the US government
2 - An unhealthy suspicion of the government
3 - They take up arms/amass weapons to fight the "big gubmint" or for "proteshun"
4 - "
Master Race"
The
Michigan Militia in particular became prominent because of its association with
Timothy McVeigh (of the earlier mentioned Oklahoma City Bombing) and the perceived association with White Nationalism.
There are legal entanglements that are involved with constitutional rights, states rights, blah blah blah that make groups like this
legal so they are tolerated until shit like this happens. Then there is a conversation, people with more gravy than blood in their veins scream about "Free Speech" and "
Second Amendment" blah blah blah. Then it quiets down, everyone forgets about it, and nothing is really solved.
These people will never go away. They believe they are right and will wait for their moment to "strike" at the government, just as we saw in the recent news cycle.
And don't think those kinds of people are limited to 'murica.
They're in Canada too.