List of militia organizations in the United States
This is a list of active and armed militia organizations in the United States. While the two largest militias are the Oath Keepers and the 3 Percenters, there are numerous smaller groups.
Background
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) identified 334 militia groups at their peak in 2011. It identified 276 in 2015, up from 202 in 2014.[1] In 2016, the SPLC identified a total of 165 armed militia groups within the United States.[2][3]
National groups
As of 2020, the following militia groups have a national presence:
Statewide groups
| Name | State | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Border Recon[upper-alpha 2] | Arizona | [8][9][10] |
| Arizona Liberty Guard | Arizona | [11] |
| Arizona State Militia | Arizona | [12] |
| Southern Arizona Militia | Arizona | [11] |
| Arkansas Defense Force | Arkansas | [11] |
| First State Pathfinders | Delaware | [11] |
| Indiana Citizens Volunteer Militia | Indiana | [11] |
| Maine Militia | Maine | [11] |
| Michigan Home Guard | Michigan | [11] |
| Michigan Militia | Michigan | [11] |
| Northwest Lower Michigan Civil Defense | Michigan | [11] |
| Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia | Michigan | [11] |
| Missouri Brotherhood Militia | Missouri | [11] |
| Missouri Citizens Militia | Missouri | [11][13] |
| Missouri Militia | Missouri | [14] |
| North Country Deplorables | New York | [15] |
| New York Light Foot Militia | New York | [11][16] |
| New York Militia TM | New York | [11] |
| New York Mutual Assistance Group | New York | [11] |
| Cowboys Motorcycle Club | Ohio | [11] |
| The Last Militia | Ohio | [11] |
| Ohio Irregulars | Ohio | [11] |
| Ohio Valley Minutemen Citizen's Volunteer Militia | Ohio | [11] |
| West Ohio Minutemen | Ohio | [11] |
| Appalachian Associators | Pennsylvania | [11] |
| Pennsylvania Armare Woodsmen | Pennsylvania | [11] |
| Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia | Pennsylvania | [11] |
| Pennsylvania State Militia | Pennsylvania | [11] |
| Rhode Island Patriots | Rhode Island | [11] |
| Texas State Militia | Texas | [17][18] |
| Green Mountain Militia | Vermont | [11] |
| Washington Light Foot Militia | Washington | [19] |
| West Virginia Light Foot Militia | West Virginia | [11] |
Local groups
Inactive groups
Several militia organizations have since become inactive including:
| Name | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Constitutional Freedom | New Mexico | |
| Militia of Montana | Montana | [21] |
| Ohio Defense Force | Ohio | [22] |
| Pennsylvania Military Reserve | Pennsylvania | [23][24] |
| Texas Emergency Reserve | Texas | [25] |
| Texas Light Foot Militia (statewide) | Texas | [26] |
| West Virginia Mountaineer Militia | Clarksburg, West Virginia | [27] |
| Wolverine Watchmen | Michigan | [28] |
| 1st Mechanical Kansas Militia | Kansas | [29] |
| Oklahoma Constitutional Militia | Oklahoma | [30] |
See also
- Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- WHYU-LP, a low-power radio station operated by the American Militia Association
Notes
- Only includes groups active in at least 2017. Affiliates of the Oath Keepers and III%-styled groups are excluded.
- Accepts volunteers throughout the state, but operations are mostly conducted in Sasabe.
- Groups excluded are (1) affiliates of Oath Keepers regardless of status as militias, and (2) any self-styled "III%" groups.
- Considered to be a statewide group in another source
- Same as the statewide group in Ohio
References
- "Antigovernment militia groups grew by more than one-third in last year". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Active Patriot Groups in the US in 2016". Intelligence Report. No. 2017 Spring. Southern Poverty Law Center. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Childress, Sarah (17 May 2017). "A Guide to the New Militia Movement". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Oath Keepers militia will attend Portland 'free speech' rally, says leader". The Guardian. June 4, 2017.
- "Three Percenters". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Sunshine, Spencer (January 5, 2016). "Profiles on the Right: Three Percenters". Political Research Associates. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- Shane Paul Neil. "What Is the NFAC, and Who Is Grandmaster Jay?". Complex. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- Farzan, Antonia Noori (30 August 2019). "He was kicked out of a border militia. Then the FBI found a gun 'factory' in his home". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Santos, Fernanda (21 December 2016). "At the Southern Border, a Do-It-Yourself Tack on Security". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Tim Gaynor (October 26, 2014). "Desert Hawks: Paramilitary veterans group stakes out US-Mexico borderlands". Al Jazeera.
- Buchanan, Susy, ed. (Spring 2019). "Active Antigovernment Groups in the United States (2018)" (PDF). Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center (166): 56–61. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Armed citizens patrol the Arizona-Mexico border". PBS NewsHour. 4 February 2017.
- Londberg, Max (7 August 2015). "Guns, rights and the Missouri Citizen Militia". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Saltzman, John (23 April 2017). "Missing Fulton man triggers search party". KOMU.com. Fulton: University of Missouri. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Thomasli, Karen (21 September 2017). "In-fighting and threats splinter pro-Trump groups". NBC New York. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Wallace, Sarah (21 September 2017). "NY Militia Gives Inside Look at its Operation". NBC New York. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Arias, Jacqueline (16 July 2017). "Abbott's campaign stop in McAllen brings protests over SB 4". Rio Grande Guardian. McAllen, Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Yablon, Alex (7 August 2017). "Right-Wing Militias Are Now Actively Supporting Some State and Local Pro-Trump Politicians". The Trace. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Wiles, Tay (27 September 2017). "Meet your local anti-government extremist groups". High Country News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Armed white men patrolling Kenosha protests organized on Facebook". 28 September 2020.
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- Gellman, Barton (30 September 2010). "The Secret World of Extreme Militias". Time. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- Bartleson, William V. (2017). "Militia". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Rutgers University. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
During the late twentieth century, small bands of civilians... formed private militias groups... often ultraconservative and anti-government... Running the gamut from loosely knit social clubs to highly organized units such as the Pennsylvania Military Reserve...
- "Three to join Great Valley Wall of Fame". Daily Local News. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Gitlin, Marty (2009). The Ku Klux Klan: A Guide to an American Subculture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-313-36576-8.
- Brannson, Doug (22 July 2015). "Texas Town Has Citizen Militia Standing Guard at Recruiters Office". KQBR. Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- Johnston, David (12 October 1996). "7 in Paramilitary Group Arrested in West Virginia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- Ferretti, Christine; Snell, Robert (8 October 2020). "Men detonated explosive, used encrypted messages in Whitmer kidnap plot, feds say". The Detroit News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "1st Mechanical Kansas Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Oklahoma Constitutional Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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