Norman Olson

About the author: Norman Olson is the commander of the Northern Michigan Regional Militia, which he cofounded in 1994. Olson, also a Baptist minister, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on militias in June 1995.

Armed citizen militias act as a rightful defense against external and internal threats to Americans' security and liberty. Militias— a manifestation of humans' instinctive desire to protect themselves —are purely defensive groups that devote themselves to civilian preparedness. The U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment provides a legal foundation for the existence of citizen militias. The natural right of the people to guard themselves against tyrannical government—mandated by the Declaration of Independence —cannot be denied.

Is the citizen militia legitimate and lawful in Michigan? The Governor, Lawmakers, and others say no. You've heard their lies. Now here are the...