13 Facts About Oath Keepers

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Oath Keepers is an American far-right anti-government militia whose members claim to be defending the Constitution of the United States.

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Research on their membership determined that two-thirds of the Oath Keepers are former military or law enforcement, and one tenth are active duty military or law enforcement.

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Oath Keepers were present wearing military fatigues during the 2014 and 2015 unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, when members armed with semi-automatic rifles roamed streets and rooftops.

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Oath Keepers said that in recent years Rhodes's statements had become more "radical" and that because of this some members of the group with military experience, concerned by the possibility of the types of violence they had witnessed overseas occurring in the United States, left the group.

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In 2009 Oath Keepers was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Nevada, but there is no record of it receiving tax-exempt status from the IRS, making any donations to the organization non-tax deductible.

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Dyer is a former U S Marine Corps sergeant who operated as a prominent advocate for the Oath Keepers, maintaining a popular YouTube channel and acting as a representative at Tea Party rallies.

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The Oath Keepers severed ties with Dyer after his conviction, and later denied a relationship with him.

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Oath Keepers is known for his role in a successful lawsuit brought against the U S federal government which alleged that portions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the U S Constitution.

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Oath Keepers is a former lobbyist for Gun Owners of America and a two-time candidate for U S Congress.

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Three suspected members of Oath Keepers were federally indicted in January for conspiracy for planning their activities during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol with six more being added to the indictment in February.

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In 2014, armed Oath Keepers were present at the Bundy Ranch standoff, after agents of the Bureau of Land Management seized cattle from a rancher who was illegally grazing stock on federal land in Clark County, Nevada.

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In late November 2014, during the unrest in Ferguson, the Oath Keepers put out a national request to its members to help in the city after the grand jury decision was released in the case of the shooting of Michael Brown.

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Sam Andrews, a member of the Oath Keepers, contended that the protestors calmed down when the Oath Keepers arrived at the protest.

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