The men had allegedly been making plans to sow chaos and further their goal of “accelerat[ing] the downfall of the U.S. government” so that a white ethno-state can take its place.
, its members are opposed to what they see as Jewish values that have infiltrated the “European race.” It hopes to ‘impose order from chaos,’ according to the Counter Extremism Project, and its members train as soldiers in camps around the country. The group began in 2018, and though its activity is largely online, its real-life actions have been on the rise; for instance, it has distributed manuals for terror attacks and bomb-making to its members.
It’s not clear if the three men in Georgia had any plans related to Monday’s gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, but the three suspects in Maryland had obtained weapons and were planning on participating, the FBI said. The rally is expected to draw many white nationalist and other extremist groups, which have become more agitated after Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency and temporarily banned weapons from the State Capitol grounds.
Democrats, who control both of the statehouse’s chambers, plan to pass a number of gun control measures. Gun rights advocates have responded by forming “Second Amendment sanctuaries” and otherwise vowing to fight for what they see as their constitutional rights. Some of the activists sued to challenge Northam’s temporary ban, but a judge upheld the ban. Organizers of the rally said they would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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