It's not just government agents out there. Regular people who get into some legal trouble may be told that the trouble could "go away" if they help the feds do stings on people they know. So the next guy to ask you where he can meet "militia types" could be a co-worker or an old buddy.
“So the next guy to ask you where he can meet “militia types” could be a co-worker or an old buddy.”
Being a young retired person (63), I am happy to report that there are no longer any “co-workers” to turn me in. The old buddy thing could be a concern so some discernment would certainly be in order if anyone from the past shows up out of the “clear blue” and wants to get chummy.
My wife and I harbor no illusions about where all of this is going. We just hope for a few relatively quiet years before the knock on the door comes late one evening.