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The Associated Press

Published: September 16th, 2009 10:00 AM
Last Modified: September 16th, 2009 10:01 AM

Norman Olson, a founder of the Michigan Militia blamed for drawing negative publicity to the group after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, said he is following through on plans to move to Alaska.Olson said he plans to relocate to Nikiski as soon as he liquidates weaponry and memorabilia at his northern Michigan gun store. He says the political atmosphere in Nikiski is more conducive to liberty and freedom,

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"We're leaving. We're done, " Olson told the Detroit Free Press for a Saturday story. "I think Michigan is just hopeless."

Olson in 2002 announced plans to leave the state for the Kenai Peninsula. He has been seeking to leave since he sold his 120-acre property -- formerly a Michigan Militia training ground -- that year.

In the mid-1990s, Olson lorded over the Michigan Militia as a brash, camouflage-clad preacher and gun dealer who railed at the government. By decade's end, the militia's main body had cast him aside.

The Oklahoma City bombing drew the nation's attention to the Michigan Militia. After the bombing, Olson was ousted as statewide commander after publicly claiming that the Japanese government was behind the attack.

-- The Associated Press