Report Warns Of Rise In Militia Groups Across U.S. (Cites Poor Economy, Black President, more...)

[Kadie]

Aug 12, 2009 2:26 pm US/Pacific

Report Warns Of Rise In Militia Groups Across U.S.
Southern Poverty Law Center Cites Poor Economy, Black President, Illegal Immigration Some Of Root Causes
Report: These Groups Are Concentrated In Midwest, Pacific Northwest And Deep South

WASHINGTON (CBS) ― Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends.

The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black president are among the causes for the recent rise, the report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says. Conspiracy theories about a secret Mexican plan to reclaim the Southwest are also growing amid the public debate about illegal immigration.

Bart McEntire, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, told SPLC researchers that this is the most growth he's seen in more than a decade.

"All it's lacking is a spark," McEntire said in the report.

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http://cbs13.com/national/us.militias.rising.2.1125701.html

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1. No jobs-- more free time to get into all kinds of things including

trouble.

More social problems of all kinds arise during periods
of unemployment.