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The Montana Freemen were a Christian Patriot group that rejected the authority of the federal government and engaged in bank fraud and liens. They had a 81-day armed standoff with the FBI in 1996, after which they were convicted and imprisoned.
The Montana Freemen were Christian Patriot sovereign citizens and direct ideological descendants of the Posse Comitatus: [9] they used false liens to harass public officials [27] and committed bank fraud through the use of counterfeit checks and money orders. [28] The group surrendered in June 1996 after 81 days of armed standoff with the FBI. [29]
Learn about the history, ideology, and activities of the American militia movement, a term for private paramilitary groups that oppose the government. Find out how the movement has evolved over time, from Ruby Ridge and Waco to the Capitol riot and the Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act.
A paramilitary organization founded by David and John Trochmann in 1994 in response to the Ruby Ridge and Waco sieges. The militia advocated American nationalism, constitutionalism, and libertarianism, and opposed gun control, federal government, and global elites.
The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992.On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges.
He reportedly subscribed to Sovereign Citizen Movement ideology and claimed to be a member of the Montana Freemen, although authorities have never been able to confirm his affiliation with the group. [4] Harper was diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder by a behavioral psychologist in Mississippi, shortly after his 1994 arrest.
The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was a 51-day confrontation between the Branch Davidians, a religious cult, and U.S. federal and Texas state law enforcement officials in 1993. The siege ended with a fire that killed 82 people, including children and the cult leader David Koresh, and sparked debates over the causes and consequences of the tragedy.
Morgan Freeman has dismissed the idea of Black History Month, saying: “My history is American history.”. The 87-year-old The Shawshank Redemption and Seven star had previously called the ...