I like the fact that theyre taking a stand, said Mark Banks, a construction contractor from Tuolumne County who attended the rally wearing a Jefferson Militia cap. I dont think an armed resistance is necessarily the way to go.
The diversification of the image that were going to get out of today is going to be, really, I think, a step forward in dispelling some of the myths that have been going around about this being a fringe movement, said participant Mark Banks.