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militia movements  

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  • Militias in the post–World War II period are paramilitary, in most cases far-right, organizations claiming legitimacy based on Article 1, Section 8, and the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and on the common law concept of armed citizenry. The present (private) militia movement dates back to the early 1990s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Militia Movements]

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