Oregon stand-off stretches into day three: Militia defend their right to bear arms at ‘peaceful protest’ as FBI takes control of efforts to end occupation

Monday, January 4, 2016
By Paul Martin

The FBI is moving in to end federal building takeover as it hits day three
Militia took over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building in Oregon on Saturday because it ‘should be owned by the people not the government’
It is a symbolic protest against sending ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond to jail. They admitted setting fires on their federally-owned land
The Hammonds rejected the protest and say they plan to report to jail
But protest leader Ammon Bundy insists ‘we understand each other’
Bundy said on Monday that the protest is peaceful but they are armed because that is the ‘only way’ to defend their First Amendment rights
The Hammonds already served time, they will return to jail for 4 years because a judge ruled their initial sentences were not enoughDAILYMAIL.COM
4 January 2016

Militiamen occupying a government building in Oregon have defended their right to bear arms at a ‘peaceful protest’ as the FBI moves to end their three-day takeover.

The protesters took control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building in Princeton, Oregon, on Saturday claiming it belongs to the people, not to the government.

It was a symbolic gesture to defend the freedom of local ranchers Dwight Hammond, 73, and his son Steven Hammond, 46, who will report to jail today to serve another five years for a land ownership dispute.

The pair already served time after admitting to starting fires on their land to prevent the growth of invasive plants in 2001 and 2006.
In a surprise statement on Sunday, the Hammonds hit out at the protesters, rejecting their support and insisting they plan to comply with local government agencies.

But the occupation’s leader Ammon Bundy – son of famed rancher and anti-government protester Cliven Bundy – insisted on Monday morning, ‘we understand each other’.

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