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Number Of "Patriot" Groups Skyrockets In Washington State

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Three in 10 registered American voters believe an armed rebellion might be necessary in the next few years according to pollsters at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Anti-government extremism has grown in other ways too.  Here in Washington state, the number of anti-government patriot groups has grown from two in 2008 to 52 in 2012, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Ross Reynolds talks with Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the non-profit, civil-rights organization about the center’s latest findings. Ross is also joined by Ayn Dietrich from Seattle’s FBI to talk about how they are handling the rise in anti-government groups.