BREAKING: Bundy Militia Occupies Oregon Wildlife Refuge Building. Armed Showdown Looming?

By Robert Farago

“Armed anti-government protesters have taken over a building in [the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge] in Oregon,” cnn.com reports. “Accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers who refused to sell their land.” Amongst and speaking for the 100 to 150 militia men (and growing) involved: Ammon Bundy [above], the 40-year-old son of Cliven Bundy, famous for his confrontation with the feds over land rights. Ammon and his armed followers have inserted themselves into a local incident involving ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond, father and son . . .

Prosecutors said the Hammonds set a fire that burned about 130 acres in 2001, to cover up poaching. The father and son were sentenced to five years in prison.

The Hammonds said they set the fire to reduce the growth of invasive plants and to protect their property from wildfires, CNN affiliate KTVZ reported.

The facts of the case seem to support Bundy’s claim that the Hammonds are the victims of a federal initiative to remove ranchers from their land [click here to read a full account from the conservativetreehouse.com]. Ammon Bundy reckons the Hammonds’ plight is a[nother] hill to die on.

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