Sanctioned—theoretically—by the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights, the militia movement in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries has primarily attracted die-hard, right-wing patriots. They support the right to bear arms and have a strong distrust of government; militias are especially strong in the West. Many advocate a white nation, excluding people of color, Jews and homosexuals. The militia movement has manipulated the media successfully in incidents like Ruby Ridge, where federal agents killed the wife of a militia activist. They have also used small media, including video and the Internet to further their mission and recruitment, from bomb-making manuals to political statements.