[Dan from Michigan]

I hope you are different that the 'militia'(I reference paramilitary groups, not the 'constitutional militia' cited in US Code) people I have met in Michigan. I speak from personal experience on them, not the media. Hell, I talked to the "Geoff Fieger" type.

Not all the members are bad, but I've met some bad ones, and I've met some former members who left and never looked back.

I'm more worried about the Nazi's than the 'militia', but there is always a few isolated individual nutcases out there.

I also look at this. A 'militia' type group(Not technically militia, but their leader was a leader of one) drew 10,000 to the capitol in 1994. They are had an estimation(mine) of maybe 75,000-100,000 sympathizers in Michigan as well. Today, that group doesn't get 100 people to their big rallies. People don't like their message, and there is a reason for that, more than the media. The 10,000 at the capitol heard it all with no spin from the media.

Now I'd say in Michigan that there are about 2,000 active militia(most in Macomb and St Clair County), and 10,000 sympathizers.

Most of time, it's not even really the message, but how it is delivered. If you took a real poll(non media), most Americans support the 2nd amendment. I think most do not like the UN, and I think most back less government. Common views.

BTW - I'm curious, why did you leave the militia?

[MaxwellWolf]

Let us keep things focused. Enemy is Laden and his supporters like Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia... Hell just pick a Muslim country except Turkey. No way that militia groups have the money to do this. This is state sponsored terrorism.