Regardless of participants’ intentions, paramilitary and policy experts said militias are illegal in the United States. Yet, armed groups remain active in Virginia and other states — and new ones are still being formed. Private militia members often mistrust the federal government, cooperate with local law enforcement and defend their activities as legitimate.

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