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Mike Vanderboegh papers

Michael Brian Vanderboegh (1953-2016) was a gun rights and Second Amendment activist. He was one of the founders of the Three Percenters movement pledged to protest and armed resistance against attempts to curtail constitutional rights to carry guns. During the 1990s he was the leader of a militia group called the Sons of Liberty. His papers detail his political and activism work relating to gun control, immigration, Operation Fast and Furious, and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Format(s): Manuscripts, Graphics, Audio Files, Computer Files, Letters, Documents
Library: John Hay
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval
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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow


Other Online Access:
Other: Sipsey Street Irregulars (blog created by Mike Vanderboegh, live on the web)
Other: Sipsey Street Irregulars (blog created by Mike Vanderboegh, archived version)