by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
On Saturday, a group of armed protesters calling themselves the “Citizens for Constitutional Freedom” took over a federal building in Oregon.
The number of these anti-government or “patriot” groups in the United States skyrocketed after Obama was elected to office.
This chart shows “patriot” groups in the United States from 1995 to 2014.
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