Word: themilitia
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...Americans see them as "dangerous," 63 percent as "a threat to our way of life" and 55 percent say they are "crazy." At the same time, about a quarter of those polled appear to hold views that are at least somewhat in line with these groups: 21 percent see themilitia groups as "patriots,"30 percent described them as "well-intentioned" and 24 percent think Americans have a constitutional right to buy and store large amounts or weapons...
...other man in the sketches, Terry Lynn Nichols, voluntarily surrendered in Herington, Kan.; police officials say he is cooperating in the investigation. The FBI searched the home of Nichols' brother, James Douglas Nichols, in rural Decker, Mich. The Nichols brothers and McVeigh are thought to be members of theMilitia of Michigan, a paramilitary groupthat held meetings in Junction City, Kan., the town where the truck used in the bombing was rented. The group, founded last year, believes the federal government has outstripped its authority, especially in gun control law enforcement. Today, as federal officials began to see the bombing...
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