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Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act

Federal legislation aimed at regulating private paramilitary activity

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Jan 25, 2026
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Which state statutes explicitly ban firearms at public demonstrations and what are their exact statutory texts?

A patchwork of state laws — not a single federal ban — governs : a small number of states have statutes that explicitly forbid carrying firearms at parades, demonstrations, or marching with arms, whil...

Jan 25, 2026
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Which states have anti‑parading or anti‑paramilitary statutes and what are their full texts?

A patchwork of state laws regulates , parading and paramilitary activity: researchers and legal advocates report that every state has some prohibition touching private paramilitary conduct, while narr...

Jan 29, 2026

Which states prohibit paramilitary activity or 'going armed to the terror of the public,' and what penalties do those laws impose?

Every U.S. state has statutory or constitutional bars on : and related fact sheets conclude that armed, coordinated private paramilitary conduct is unlawful in all 50 states , but the specific prohibi...

Jan 24, 2026

What legal or diplomatic steps can be taken if a foreign paramilitary group threatens a U.S. public figure?

public figure, responders have a toolkit of criminal statutes, diplomatic levers, immigration controls and—at the highest threshold—use-of-force authorities; each option carries legal thresholds, inte...