Numerous Federal Laws such as RICO, Explosives Statutes, Firearms Statutes, Atomic Energy Act, Foreign Official Protection Act and Hijacking are used. This paper deals primarily with Domestic Terrorism. Who Are They A s our society becomes more ethnically diverse, the greater the potential for possible terrorist acts. The disenfranchised ethnic community provides a greater potential for recruits. It also provides a cover for the terrorist operative, a place for him to hide within the ethnic community.
Domestic Terrorists are the home grown variety.
They are usually the disenfranchised of a society. Domestic Terrorists consist of left wing, right wing, religious and special-interest militant groups. M ost Domestic Terrorists use many sources for funding. They have been identified as using charitable causes, extortion, money-laundering and the narcotics trade to finance their operations. One of the latest forms of financing is the sale of counterfeit products.