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:
- The Constitutional Sheriffs[3]
- Oath Keepers[4]
- Not Fucking Around Coalition[5]
- Three Percenters[6][7]
Statewide groups[]
Name | State | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Arizona Border Recon[B] | 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] |
Kentucky Mountain Rangers | Kentucky | [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] |
Iron City Citizen's Response Unit (CRU) | Pennsylvania | [11][17][18][19][20] |
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 | [21][22] |
Green Mountain Militia | Vermont | [11] |
Washington Light Foot Militia | Washington | [23] |
West Virginia Light Foot Militia | West Virginia | [11] |
Local groups[]
State | Name | Location |
---|---|---|
Alabama | Alabama Constitutional Militia | Clanton |
South Alabama Militia | Dothan | |
Alaska | Alaska Citizens Militia | Nikiski |
Arizona | Arizona Freedom Militia | Mohave |
Northern Arizona Militia | Golden Valley | |
Arkansas | Arkansas State Militia Corps | Mansfield |
California | California State Militia | Bay Area |
Northern | ||
Sacramento County | ||
Southern | ||
Florida | Florida Militia | Central |
Northeast | ||
Northwest | ||
Southern | ||
Idaho | Idaho Light Foot Militia | Kootenai County |
Meridian | ||
Illinois | Illinois Sons of Liberty | Chicago |
Indiana | Indiana Citizens Volunteer Militia[D] | Lake County |
Kentucky | KY County Rangers | Bath County |
Maine | Maine Volunteer Responders | Gardiner |
Michigan | Capitol City Militia | Clinton County |
Genesee County Volunteer Militia | Genesee County | |
Michigan Liberty Militia | Barry County | |
Michigan Peoples' Reactionary Force | Genesee County | |
Michigan Wolf Pack | Gratiot County | |
Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia[D] | Lapeer County | |
Macomb County | ||
Wayne County | ||
Mississippi | Citizens Militia of Mississippi | Batesville |
Carroll County | ||
Missouri | 417 Second Amendment Militia[24] | Hartville |
Missouri Citizens Militia[D] | Washington County | |
Missouri Militia[D] | Joplin | |
Kansas City | ||
Springfield | ||
St. Joseph | ||
New Hampshire | Patriot Mutual Assistance Group | Rindge |
New York | Liberty State Militia | Chenango County |
New York Militia TM[D] | Albany County | |
Mohawk Valley Region | ||
New York Mutual Assistance Group | Orange County | |
Suffolk County | ||
North Carolina | Stokes County Militia | King |
Ohio | The Frontiersmen | Ravenna |
The Last Militia[D] | Allen County | |
Butler County | ||
Clark County | ||
Hamilton County | ||
Montgomery County | ||
Summit County | ||
Trumbull County | ||
North East Ohio Outdoorsman | East Rochester | |
Ohio Defense Force Home Guard | Cincinnati | |
Cleveland | ||
New Lexington | ||
Zanesville | ||
Reapers Constitutional Militia of Ohio | Cortland | |
Oregon | Central Oregon Constitutional Guard | Redmond |
Pennsylvania | Carlisle Light Infantry | Cumberland County |
Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Militia | Wyomissing | |
Iron City Citizen's Response Unit (CRU) | Allegheny | |
Pennsylvania Homeland Shield | Clarksburg | |
Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia[D] | Berks County | |
Bradford County | ||
Juniata County | ||
Luzerne County | ||
Schuylkill County | ||
Tioga County | ||
Westmoreland County | ||
South Carolina | South Carolina Light Foot Militia | Horry County |
Tennessee | 1st Tennessee Rifles UMIT | Lafayette |
East Tennessee Mountain Militia | Knoxville | |
Tennessee Defence Legion | Chester | |
Alamo Militia | San Antonio | |
Golden Triangle Militia | Groves | |
Orange | ||
Texas Light Foot Militia | Tyler | |
Texas State Militia | Austin | |
Big Spring | ||
Houston | ||
Washington | Washington Light Foot Militia[D] | Spokane County |
West Virginia | Ohio Valley Minutemen Citizen's Volunteer Militia[E] | Charleston |
Wisconsin | [25] | Kenosha |
Inactive groups[]
Several militia organizations have since become inactive including:
Name | Location | Ref. |
---|---|---|
1st Mechanical Kansas Militia | Kansas | [26] |
Citizens for Constitutional Freedom | New Mexico | |
Gadsden Minutemen | Alabama | [27] |
Kentucky State Militia | Kentucky | [28] |
Militia of Montana | Montana | [29] |
Ohio Defense Force | Ohio | [30] |
Pennsylvania Military Reserve | Pennsylvania | [31][32] |
Southern California High Desert Militia | California | [33] |
Southern Indiana Regional Militia | Indiana | [34] |
Texas Emergency Reserve | Texas | [35] |
Texas Light Foot Militia (statewide) | Texas | [36] |
Twin Cities Free Militia | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | [37] |
Ohio Unorganized Militia Assistance and Advisory Committee | Ohio | [38] |
Oklahoma Constitutional Militia | Oklahoma | [39] |
Viper Militia | Arizona | [40] |
Washington State Militia | Washington | [41][42] |
West Virginia Mountaineer Militia | Clarksburg, West Virginia | [43] |
Wolverine Watchmen | Michigan | [44] |
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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Considered to be a statewide group in another source
- ^ Same as the statewide group in Ohio
References[]
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- ^ "Active Patriot Groups in the US in 2016". Intelligence Report. No. 2017 Spring. Southern Poverty Law Center. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ Shane Paul Neil. "What Is the NFAC, and Who Is Grandmaster Jay?". Complex. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ Shumway, John (20 April 2020). "'I Want To Go To Work': Protesters Against Stay-At-Home Order Rally Outside City-County Building In Downtown Pittsburgh". KDKA News, Pittsburgh. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Federal agents arrest two Missouri militia members traveling to Kenosha with weapons". 13 KRCG. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ "Armed white men patrolling Kenosha protests organized on Facebook". 28 September 2020.
- ^ "1st Mechanical Kansas Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "MILITIA MEMBERS SAY THEY SPREAD WORD ON ROUNDUP'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Kentucky State Militia". TRAC Terrorism. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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- ^ "Southern California High Desert Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Southern Indiana Regional Militia (SIRM)". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Twin Cities Free Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Ohio Unorganized Militia Assistance and Advisory Committee". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Oklahoma Constitutional Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Arizona Viper Militia". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ "Washington State Militia". Terrorism Research & Aalysis Consortium. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "3 state militia members to remain in Seattle jail". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 2021-08-27a. Check date values in:
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