"The Turner Diaries" has been tied to at least 200 deaths and 40 terrorist attacks and hate crimes since the 1980s, according to extremism researcher and author J.M. The premise of the novel is that Americans have been stripped of their guns by a tyrannical government. The first page refers to the "Gun Raids" and says, "What a blow that was to us! And how it shamed us! All that brave talk by patriots, ‘The government will never take my guns away,’ and then nothing but meek submission when it happened.” The dystopian novel "The Turner Diaries" has inspired white supremacists and far-right extremists, including dozens of domestic terrorists, since its publication in 1978. Fears of 'gun raids' exploited by hate groups Now its leader is in prosecutors' crosshairs. NFAC: All-Black militia targeted by feds: Black people formed one of the largest militias in the US. Oath Keepers in law enforcement: Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers “Just like illegal immigration, guns – the gun rights issue – all of these things are gateways that can be utilized.” He was once the leader of the National Socialist Movement, the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States now he advocates for leaving the life. “It is one of those things that far-right activists will use to get in the door,” said Jeff Schoep. The vast majority of gun owners are law-abiding citizens, but experts and former members of the extremist far-right said a passion for gun rights often serves as a gateway to radicalization – one eagerly exploited by recruiters and leaders in the movement. Gun shows like this have long been part of the connective tissue between mainstream conservatism and the American extremist movement. People crowded around his table, asking questions about buying and selling Nazi stuff. Nestled in the middle of the show at the Atlanta Expo Center, a man proudly displayed Nazi memorabilia: medals, swastika patches and a model of a German amphibious vehicle occupied by toy Nazi soldiers. A stall at the back sold paperback copies of "The Anarchist Cookbook,” which describes how to make homemade bombs, along with a book called “Two Component High Explosive Mixtures.” Sprinkled among swords, boxes of sutures and night-vision goggles were the insignia of the modern extremist far-right: bright yellow patches for the Oath Keepers militia group, holsters and clothing engraved with the logo of the extremist Three Percenters. The Atlanta Gun Show, held over a weekend in late September, had everything one might need for a coming apocalypse or civil war: flame throwers, hundreds of rifles, thousands of handguns and knives, body armor, survival kits, medical supplies. Marc Kovac, The Columbus Dispatch, USA TODAY
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