I think your down voat was strictly because you disagreed with the the OP. But, you are right. I’ve been a state level officer of my local militia. The number one rule is you have to be legally able to have a gun. Mitchell could not. Secondly, every one has a call sign. We never use given names to each other. And we never gave an alias as our given name. Mitchell was using an alias for nefarious reasons, to hide his inability to legally carry a firearm.  As much as I admired what this militia has been doing on the border, this was the wrong guy to have as the voice and face of this group.  They just could have just as easily had someone else in the forefront and let Mitchell operate from the shadows. He wanted the glory that came from the militia instead of satisfaction of a job well done. He got the glory. But he also did a terrible disservice to every upright militia in this country.  As an aside, we did background checks on members when we had 3 infiltrate who were felons. Our members overwhelmingly approved of this move. It kept us legitimate.