Private Militias and various other right-wing extremist groups pose a disturbing threat to the American public. These organizations share such common beliefs as racial purity, anti-Semitism, anti-abortion, opposition to taxation and pro individual rights. However, their biggest beliefs are strong 2nd amendment rights and intense hatred and distrust of the federal government. Most militias, and the members therein, do not pose a threat of terrorist-style violence, but there is a small but active segment (the radical fringe) that seeks to convey their message through violence. Newly established doctrine within the movement has permitted followers to fuse hate with conspiracy theories and the widespread distrust of the federal government.