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It's a two-day program, and it involves a combination of marksmanship clinics and also lectures on the american revolution. but the initiative concerns some organizations which are keeping a watchful eye. jack daly says americans need the know how to shoot. he says they also need to know the history of the american revolution. >> who can tell me something about april 19, 1775? >> reporter: since its inception in 2005, daly's appleseed project has taught history and marksmanship to a total of 20,000 americans around the country, usually in small groups of 10-20 people. >> marksmanship is a hook...

Inside the plane just after the crash. >> he said he looked around, and nobody was screaming, nobody was crying, it was very silent. there's a purpose and a reason for me being here, there is a purpose because that, that plane, that flight should have killed me. i mean, nobody should have been able to walk away from that. shannon: henderson injured his shoulder and lost most of his teeth. his wife has a large gash on her head. the two were there celebrating their retirement. a new program is teaching american history with a very big twist. it's called the appleseed project, and its mission i...

Apolitical philosophy. >> reporter: appleseed participants say they're just mainstream americans exercising their first and second amendment rights. for now, watchdog groups agree. >> at this moment we do not believe that the appleseed project is an extremist organization. we don't know where they're headed. >> reporter: critics question whether appleseed fuels anti-government sentiment while it bills itself as nonpartisan, the movement makes no secret of its dissatisfaction with the current political climate. >> like many other americans, i've been concerned and disturbed about the direction ...

>> appleseed participants say they're just mainstream americans exercising their rights. for now watchdog groups agree. >> at this moment we do not believe that the appleseed project is an extremist organization. we don't know where they're headed. >> reporter: critics question whether appleseed fuels anti-government sentiment. while it bills itself as nonpartisan, the movement makes no secret of its dissatisfaction with the current political climate. >> like many other americans, i've been concerned and disturbed about the direction the country's going in. >> but daly insists his appleseed pr...

Called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded? how is this being ginned up? shannon: pelosi later clarified saying she isn't looking for a congressional investigation, but her remarks have led to stronger words from congressman peter king. he is accusing her of threatening free speech and trying to stifle the debate over the mosque. in just moments monica crowley will weigh in on that and the latest on pelosi's comments. plus, debate on the mosque drawing new attention to the only house of worship actually destroyed on 9/11. accusing new york officials of turning th...