If the SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) was honest, or did any basic research, they would know that during the introduction to every event the Shoot Boss (a veteran instructor who runs the event) tells attendees specifically that Appleseed is NOT a militia, and has no ties to militia groups. He or she politely tell folks that if that is what they are expecting, that we’ll be happy to refund their fees and send them on their way.
Appleseed is “militia-based” by only the most tortured definition. The extent of our involvement with militias is talking about the various Massachusetts militia units that came together on April 19, 1775 to fight British regulars in the first running battle of the American Revolution from Lexington, to Concord, and back to Boston.
The SPLC is also patently lying when it claims, that Appleseed urges “every citizen to own an AR-15 assault rifle.” Appleseed is platform agnostic, but the only rifle type it actually recommends are semi-automatic, magazine fed .22LR rifles.
Source: Bearing ArmsSPLC Attempts To Smear Appleseed Project – Bearing Arms
Must be a Clinton running for President that the chant of Militia is back again and getting louder. Soon we will hear once again about the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy trying to sink her and her husband and his girlfriend du jour.
Go check our the article. I am expecting that Southern Poverty Law Center will soon be publishing the list of Republicans that are alleged to own slaves and fly the Southern Flag any day now.
Once upon the a time the SPLC was a wonderful group. It stood up for poor, oppressed minorities against the bigots who found their Jim Crow laws being overturned and attempted to continue their bigotry in a more subtle fashion.
But a changing culture and the success of the SPLC has made it obsolete. But the SPLC has become addicted to the massive donations and the moral self righteous feel-good and so has to make up enemies for it to continue fighting less it becomes irrelevant. Combine that with an infusion of left-wing liberalism and the SPLC sees Swastikas on the Boy Scouts.
The SPLC (Southern Preposterous Lie Center) wouldn’t know the truth if someone beat them with it.
That would be a hate crime.