Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-219) and index.

Are militias dangerous? The militia movement is dangerous / Abraham H. Foxman -- The danger posed by militias is exaggerated / Todd A. Heywood -- The militia movement has become racist / Larry Keller -- The militia movement's racism is a leftist fabrication / Bruce McQuain -- The government is right to monitor the threat posed by some militias / Eileen Pollack -- The government has overstated the militia threat / Jesse Walker -- What groups are linked to the militia movement? The Tea Party is linked to the militia movement / Gaiutra Bahadur -- The Tea Party is not linked to the militia movement / John Rossomando -- The militia movement has Libertarian roots / Robert H. Churchill -- Linking Libertarians to extremist militias is dangerous / Steve Newton -- The NRA's link to the militia movement is dangerous / Dennis A. Henigan -- The only "link" between the NRA and militias is respect for the Second Amendment / Kurt Hofmann -- How is the militia movement related to constitutional militias? The Second Amendment applies to militias, not individuals / Robert J. Spitzer -- The Second Amendment applies to individuals, not militias / Antonin Scalia -- The Second Amendment guaranteed a civic right to be part of the state militia / Saul Cornell -- The National Guard is a Constitutional militia / Army National Guard -- State defense forces are vital Constitutional militias / James Carafano and Jessica Zuckerman -- State defense forces are unnecessary and can be dangerous / Judy L. Thomas -- What is the relationship between Christianity and militias? The militia movement is linked to Christian extremism / Sarah Posner and Julie Ingersoll -- Extremist militias do not represent Christianity / Artemis Gordon Glidden -- Extremist Christian militias demonstrate the dangers of religious belief / CJ Werleman -- Attacks on militias show anti-Christian bias / James Sanchez -- The treatment of militias demonstrates a pro-Christian bias / Hesham A. Hassaballa -- The "secular militia" is more dangerous than any Christian militia / Dave Daubenmire.