Eight people arrested over the weekend were indicted today along with a ninth man in connection with a potential domestic terror plot. The accused are members of the Hutaree, a right wing Christian militia group based in Lenawee County, Michigan. The indictment charges that those in question have been conducting military style training in order to prepare for an impending war with the Hutaree’s enemies, which include the federal government, state and local law enforcement. The Hutaree, self appointed “Christian warriors” who believe they’re “preparing for the end time battles to keep the testimony of Jesus Christ alive,” were planning to touch off a confrontation with local law enforcement in the hopes of igniting a larger uprising against the government. more ›

Oh, if only Charlton Heston were alive to see this. Tribune correspondent Howard Witt has gathered up a file folder of anecdotal evidence purporting that sales of assault rifles, handguns and ammunition nationwide are through the roof since Barack Obama was elected last week. Witt reports that one Houston gun shop ran out of assault weapons the day after the election and now have a month long waiting list, and that state officials in Colorado set a new record for gun purchaser background checks. Reasons stated range from fear of future gun bans, to fear of "civil unrest" because of the economy, to one sociology professor claiming it's a, "deep-seated fear of the armed black man." (We're sensing a theme here.) more ›