A Threat Of Violence As Georgia Abortion Bill Awaits Signature

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April 4th, 2019

Chris Hill, who heads a Georgia chapter of III%ers (Three Percenters), addresses a crowd of militia members outside the Georgia state Capitol during a March rally. Hill spoke about gun rights and government overreach, but about five minutes in, the speech turned to Georgia’s newest anti-abortion measure.

Lisa Hagen / WABE

Updated at 10:50 a.m. Thursday

It’s quiet around the Georgia state Capitol on weekends. The day before a recent militia rally there, the area was thick with police presence, as debate and protests over Georgia’s six-week abortion ban reached a fever pitch.

But not a trace of that law enforcement was left as a heavily armed group of 30 gathered around a PA system on the steps on a Saturday in late March.

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