A New York man connected to a dangerous fascist group was arrested in November during a traffic stop. A man connected to neo-Nazi networks was arrested during what appears to be a routine traffic stop wearing a bulletproof vest and with a loaded “ghost gun.” Luke Kenna, 43, who has a history of posting support of white supremacist groups and domestic terrorist manifestos online, was arrested during a traffic stop on November 26, court documents say. When Kenna was pulled over, police said they found he had a loaded “ghost gun”—an untraceable firearm usually built at home—tucked into his pants and wearing body armor. He was charged with being in possession of a loaded firearm, the unlawful wearing of body armor, and driving without a license. (…) Online articles from anti-fascist researchers have highlighted numerous neo-Nazi links to Kenna. On some of his publicly available Instagram posts viewed by VICE News, the man has the sonnenrad (a runic symbol popular with modern neo-Nazis) proudly featured multiple times, a German Imperial flag, and other images such as a person with a Totenkopf (the death’s head symbol popular in Nazi Germany) for a head riding a surfboard with a sonnenrad and the words “surf the kali yuga” a term popular with esoteric neo-Nazis. Kenna also appears to be connected to the Wolves of Vinland, a group that has been described by the SPLC as a Neo-Volkisch hate group. Neo-Völkisch adherents base their spirituality on the survival of the European race and tend to lean into certain forms of paganism. This often involves runic symbols and rituals. Kenna ran a small business that sells weapons and offers tactical training. The runes can be seen in the name of Kenna’s company, which incorporates a runic symbol named after a god from Germanic mythology into its name. Kenna was prolific on social media, posting several times a day on a Telegram page he runs for his business. (…) Experts with knowledge of these groups have long been worried about militant traditionalism networks like the Wolves of Vinland. Many in the networks yearn for an earlier time that rejects modernity and embraces spiritualism and violence as a natural state. Matthew Kriner, the managing director of the Accelerationism Research Consortium, told VICE News that groups like these “present a unique and persistent threat that can manifest in numerous ways.” “Individuals can become involved and radicalized through multiple pathways with the organization, such as through its pagan Traditionalism, misogynistic worldviews, extreme fitness and martial arts, and more,” said Kriner. “(This) can produce highly radicalized individuals willing to take direct and violent action against law enforcement and those they deem ‘degenerate.’”
via vice: Man With Neo-Nazi Links Arrested With Ghost Gun and Wearing Body Armor
siehe auch: Neo-Nazi arrested in traffic stop had bulletproof vest and ghost gun: report. On Tuesday, VICE News reported that an armed man with ties to neo-Nazi extremist groups was arrested during a traffic stop in New York in late November.