Militias continue to organize in Virginia
Regardless of participants’ intentions, paramilitary and policy experts said militias are illegal in the United States. Yet, armed groups remain active in Virginia and other states — and new ones are still being formed. Private militia members often mistrust the federal government, cooperate with local law enforcement and defend their activities as legitimate.
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