These Ohio groups are working to prevent extremist violence

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ideastreamRyan McMaster, research data manager at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, shared his thoughts on why the danger posed by violent beliefs and homegrown extremism is concerning.

"A lot of the training over the last couple decades was really focused on foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and Al-Qaeda,” he said. “Jan. 6 really changed the landscape across the country in terms of this topic."