anti-govt patriot groups growing?

[texanjoker]

I was reading an article and had to verify the facts for myself. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, in 2011 there were over 1274 anti-government patriot groups. The numbers are growing. They put Oathkeepers among the groups as anti-government? In reading the 2nd article, many are concerned the govt will try and take their weapons. Isn't that happening as we speak with gun control laws, restrictions and current attempts to ban or prohibit them? I copied the list of groups they classify in Texas. Those with a * are considered a militia as well. This thread is not posted to create anti govt topics, but to show how they are classifying many of us as anti-govt for belonging to certain groups or organizations when in fact we are not anti-govt.

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TEXAS (76)
Adask’s Law
Utopia
The American Open Currency Standard
Frisco
Americans for a Free Republic
Dallas
Brave New Books
Austin
Buffalo Creek Press
Cleburne
Church of God Evangelistic Association
Waxahachie
Constitution Party
Abilene
Bandera County
Cleburne
Collin County
Ellis County
El Paso
Henderson County
Huntsville
Iredell
Jefferson
Kerrville
La Marque
Marshall
Midland
Nacogdoches County
Orange County
Polk County
Round Rock
Constitution Society
Austin
Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Fredericksburg
County Sheriff Project
Fredericksburg
Dallas City Troop*
Carrollton
The Freemen Project*
Houston
Get Out Of Our House (GOOOH)
Dallas
Statewide
Infowars.com
Austin
John Birch Society
Belton
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Harris County
Oath Keepers
Austin
Houston
Statewide
Patrioticspace
Waco
Patriots of Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Republic Broadcasting
Round Rock
Republic of Texas
Bastrop County
The Republic for the united States of America
Statewide
The Republic for the united States of America — Republic Congress
Statewide
Rule of Law Radio
Austin
SheriffMack.com
Fredericksburg
Silver Bear Cafe
Garland
Southwest Desert Militia*
West
Tenth Amendment Center
Statewide
Texas Militia*
Huntington
The Texas Militia*
Austin
College Station
Conroe
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Statewide
Waco
Wichita Falls
Texas State Militia — Hill Country Hellcats*
Comfort
Texas Well Regulated Militia*
Edwards County
We Are Change
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Lubbock
McAllen
Richardson
San Antonio
San Marcos
Williamson County
We Texans
Wharton
We the People
Statewide

[baldeagle]

Someone should start a group that monitors anti-American groups. Start by listing the Southern Poverty Law Center, then add the Democrat Party and plenty of others, Michael Moore, George Soros, etc., etc., etc.

[ajwakeboarder]

I notice there are a lot of cities. Are these groups with cities as their names or are they classifying the whole city a patriot group?

[hillfighter]

They sound like the type of group that would have labeled the maquisards anti-government.

[JALLEN]

Is this the article you were reading?

http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=64210

[Redneck_Buddha]

I notice there are a lot of cities. Are these groups with cities as their names or are they classifying the whole city a patriot group?

I think it's the organization with the location(s) listed below it.

[K.Mooneyham]

The SPLC is a hard-core liberal-progressive organization on their best day...otherwise, they are borderline socialist in all but name. Of course they are going to go out of their way to fire up their base of supporters and bamboozle the low-information types with a "blacklist" like this one. I despise the SPLC just like I despise Al Qaeda because both of them want to destroy this country.

[suthdj]

With the rapid growth of these Patriot groups shouldn't they be asking why and not placing labels and calling names. But I guess that would go counter to what they want.

[texanjoker]

Is this the article you were reading?

http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=64210

Yeah..I saw a thread on facebook and it irked my hide.

[anygunanywhere]

The commie scum have never done a thing to combat poverty either.

Heh heh heh. I'm on their list several times.

Nice.

Anygunanywhere

[JJVP]

I notice there are a lot of cities. Are these groups with cities as their names or are they classifying the whole city a patriot group?

If you click on the OP first link, the list will make more sense. It lists the organization followed by the cities/ counties it is from.