Armed force takes over building on federal land in Oregon, vow to remain ‘as long as it takes’
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Sunday, January 03, 2016
A group of armed Americans led by Ammon Bundy, 40, son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, have taken over a building on a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, vowing to remain “for as long as it takes” to effect changes in land use policy and to draw attention to the government’s heavy-handed prosecutorial tactics.
Bundy and his group have also accused federal and local officials of unfairly punishing ranchers Dwight Hammond, 73, and his son, Steven Hammond, 46, both of whom are scheduled to report to federal prison on Monday, for refusing to sell their land to the government.
In comments to CNN, Bundy was vague about his and the group’s end goal, but that restoring the “people’s constitutional rights” was a priority.
“This refuge — it has been destructive to the people of the county and to the people of the area,” he told the news network. The group has taken over the HQ of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
“People need to be aware that we’ve become a system where government is actually claiming and using and defending people’s rights, and they are doing that against the people,” he added.
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