A quarter of Americans open to taking up arms against government, poll says

Survey of 1,000 registered US voters also reveals that most Americans agree government is corrupt and rigged'

More than one quarter of US residents feel so estranged from their government that they feel it might soon be necessary to take up arms" against it, a poll released on Thursday claimed.

This survey of 1,000 registered US voters, published by the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics (IOP), also revealed that most Americans agree the government is corrupt and rigged against everyday people like me".