Michigan's Hutaree militia: Band of gun enthusiasts or a threat to the US?

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0217/Michigan-s-Hutaree-militia-Band-of-gun-enthusiasts-or-a-threat-to-the-US

Nine members of the Hutaree, a southern Michigan-based militia, are facing federal seditious conspiracy charges in a trial that is expected to determine whether the group presents a credible threat to the US or if, as defense lawyers maintain, it is merely a small band of gun enthusiasts gathered in a “social club.”

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The Hutaree members, whose trial opened this week in US District Court in Detroit, were arrested in March 2010 after FBI intelligence suggested the group was planning to “levy war against the United States,” according to the indictment.

The FBI says the group planned to ambush and kill a local police officer and then use his or her funeral as a stage for further killings using explosive devices.

The group was charged with five counts, including seditious conspiracy, attempts to use weapons of mass destruction, teaching or demonstrating the use of explosive materials, and carrying, using and possessing a firearm with the intention to use for violence

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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Aw, c'mon - they were just fantacizing.

And misunderstood. And taken out of context. And totally harmless. And being deprived of their rights and liberties. And flat-out fucking crazy.