Letter from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Dear ,
Our annual count of extremist groups, released just this week, shows that the number of armed militias and other antigovernment groups surged to 1,360 in 2012 – an all-time high and an 813% rise since President Obama took office.
At the same time, hate groups – neo-Nazis, white nationalists, racist skinheads, and others – remained at near-record highs.
Please send an additional gift and help us fight the hate and extremism that threatens to divide our nation.
This week, we sent a letter to the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security warning them of the growing threat of domestic terrorism from far-right antigovernment extremist groups. These organizations are growing more militant by the day as Congress debates gun control.
With your support, we will continue to press for action and to expose the activities of the radical right. And, we'll provide key intelligence and resources to law enforcement officials to help them fight violent extremists. We'll also continue to send free tolerance education materials to classrooms across the nation.
We welcome your feedback.
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