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  2. Ayres Corporation - Wikipedia

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    A special V-1-A Vigilante version of the Thrush Commander was developed in 1989 for anti-drug operations in South America. [3] The company attempted to sell 10 Turbo Thrush aircraft to Iran in 1993, but was unable to receive an exemption from U.S. government sanctions. [4]

  3. Vigilantism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    One important exception came in North Carolina, where rapid migration to the frontier established a new western region without a strong local government. There emerged the only major vigilante movement in colonial America. The term "vigilante" was not yet in use, and the acitivists called themselves "regulators."

  4. Vigilantism - Wikipedia

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    The term is borrowed from Italian vigilante, which means 'sentinel' or 'watcher', from Latin vigilāns. According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." [1] The definition has three components:

  5. Night-watchman state - Wikipedia

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    Ludwig von Mises later opined that Lassalle tried to make limited government look ridiculous though it was no more ridiculous than governments that concerned themselves with "the preparation of sauerkraut, with the manufacture of trouser buttons, or with the publication of newspapers".

  6. Vigilance committee - Wikipedia

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    A vigilance committee is a group of private citizens who take it upon themselves to administer law and order or exercise power in places where they consider the governmental structures or actions inadequate. [1]

  7. Ayres Thrush - Wikipedia

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    The Ayres Thrush, formerly the Snow S-2, [1] Aero Commander Ag Commander, and Rockwell Thrush Commander, is an American agricultural aircraft produced by Ayres Corporation and more recently by Thrush Aircraft. It is one of the most successful and long-lived agricultural application aircraft types in the world, with almost 2,000 sold since the ...

  8. San Francisco Committee of Vigilance - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance was a vigilante group formed in 1851. The catalyst for its formation was the criminality of the Sydney Ducks gang. [1] It was revived in 1856 in response to rampant crime and corruption in the municipal government of San Francisco, California. The explosive population growth following the discovery of ...

  9. List of paramilitary organizations - Wikipedia

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    A central police force whose job is to assist state government, police or other agencies at time of their needs 313,634 [15] ITBP: 1962 Border Guarding and Law enforcement force which operates on the Indo - Chinese borders 89,432 [16] Sashastra Seema Bal: 20 December 1963 Border guarding force of India deployed along its borders with Nepal and ...