TPM Exclusive: Cute......AZ Guy Who Brought Gun To Obama Vet Event Was Part of 90's Militia Group

I guess you can't say he is your normal 2nd Amendment advocate now. Or his friends.

Ernest Hancock, the online radio host who staged an interview with an assault rifle-wielding cohort at the Obama event in Arizona yesterday -- and was himself armed with a 9 millimeter pistol -- was a vocal supporter and friend of right-wing anti-government militia members who were convicted of conspiracy and weapons charges in the 90s.

And in an interview today with TPMmuckraker, Hancock said he still believes the Viper Militia case was "manufactured" by the same government that manufactured Waco and lied to its people about 9/11.

The federal government initially accused the Arizona Viper Militia of plotting to blow up federal buildings, which the twelve-member group cased on videotape.

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In other words, the Viper Militia folks were sort of Tim McVeigh also-rans from back in the glory days. Hancock, though not indicted himself, was their main public advocate. He was clearly close to these folks while they were plotting. And now he's the guy coming up with the idea to send a bunch of guys with guns to greet President Obama. Feel better now?

Only if you're a ravening dangerous lunatic.