Five US states at high risk of election-related violence from militias, report claims
Five states are at a "high risk" of facing election-related armed violence from militia groups, according to a report.
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project and MilitiaWatch released a report that claimed Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Oregon are at risk of experiencing violence from militia groups during the 2020 US election.
The report is titled "Standing By: Right-Wing Militia Groups and the US Election," a reference to Donald Trump's "stand back and stand by," which was viewed by many as an endorsement of far-right hate group the Proud Boys.
The report claims that militia activity would likely be in capital cities, peripheral towns, medium-population cities and suburban areas with centralised zones.
North Carolina, Texas, California, Virginia and New Mexico were all listed as states that were in "moderate" risk of militia violence.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/five-us-states-high-risk-170851026.html