Armed and ready: Militia culture in America

For Virginian Travis Fox, militia is a state of mind—and gun control is a carte-blanche. The government is meant to be kept in check with arms. Fox is part of the Three Percenters—a militia with its own flag, plenty of guns and a manifesto that proclaims it only takes three percent of gun owners to overthrow the government. They gathered April 19, 2010 on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia with a warning to those in power: "attempt to further oppress us at your peril." More and more of America's 84 million gun owners say they're tired of compromising on their right to bear arms.

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[coopmuch56]

@Grunt922 no, i mean people will continue to be driven by materialistic things from all the propaganda, and become distracted while the government keeps taking our right away.

[2HornDogs]

Gun control bs is the next step everyone, its time to organize watchmen of america. Fema Camps, National Defense Act, Martial Law moving into Louisiana as we speak.

[doit420sdf]

Lets face the facts. 90% of congress needs to be voted out.

[pkpapers]

The facebook sentence was shown completely so the reporter cound misquote it. Not 3% of "gun owners!" 3% of colonists were able to defeat King George, or his clone. News-models on RT seldom get it stright. PS, I don't own a gun, but I support the Constitution 103%.

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[2HornDogs]

@USMCmazac Agreed, But the more we can wake up, both Military and Police the better we can get back on track with this country and hopefully avoid bloodshed all together. I was so angry when I wrote that because I was tired of the media making fun of or flat out ignoring Ron Paul.

[USMCmazac]

@MrBowles760 You from Texas?

[USMCmazac]

@2HornDogs We are the minutemen, We are going to have to act stealthily.

[FreelanceRanger]

@asynkronos Well... Have those war vets changed anything? No, they haven't. The elite will laugh at them. I love and respect them, but they need to not waste their time trying to talk to folks that are hell bent on seeing them put in prison camps or executed. It's time to stop fighting unjust wars, and take up arms. Viva la revolution.

[asynkronos]

@FreelanceRanger I'm a gun-owner. Most men in my family are war veterans going way back. In 1776 they didn't waste bullets. As a DC occupier I see civil disobedience and creative non-violence in action. All of the vets hold signs or flags. They're not weak-minded or cowardly. PFC Brad Manning's IQ is higher than Einstein's. He risked his life for freedom knowing that truth is the most powerful weapon. He wouldn't die for false pride. Heroes ignore bad advice and go down in history.

[FreelanceRanger]

@sachinpc They used to be. But during the course of history a certain faction took advantage of the growing laziness of Americans. The elected leaders are no longer elected, they are chosen before and, then ensured victory. All you are doing when you vote nowadays is giving the elite a poll on how the population feels. It's sad. We have come to the point where violence is acceptable. Don't listen to what most folks tell you about the militias in the U.S. They are true heroes.