"These people say we want to return (the land) to the people," Reid said. Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who is familiar with the Bundys from their standoff in his state, said the group could not continue breaking the law, but that everyone should remain patient. The tactics of the Bundys and the group were condemned by Democrats and Republicans alike. The takeover prompted an outcry far beyond Oregon from both those who want to see federal lands opened to more ranching and logging and others who were astounded that private citizens with guns could seize government property without any intervention by law enforcement. Other members of the group blocked the entrance to the headquarters. The refuge contains about 10 small buildings, some of which had been entered by the occupying group. (Les Zaitz/The Oregonian/Associated Press) The White House said President Barack Obama was aware of the situation and hopes it can be resolved peacefully.Īmmon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, is one of a group of people occupying the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. On Monday, the federal government was doing nothing to remove the group but the FBI said it was monitoring the situation. Schools in the small town of Burns, about 50 kilometres from the refuge, were closed for the week out of concern for student safety. It's time for you to leave our community, go home to your families and end this peacefully."īut Ammon Bundy told reporters that the group believes the acquisition of the wildlife refuge by the federal government is unconstitutional and said the group plans to stay until the government gives up its claim to the land. That help ended when a peaceful protest became an armed occupation," he told a news briefing in Burns. "You said you were here to help the citizens of Harney County. Harney County Sheriff David Ward on Monday called on the demonstrators to end their occupation. I think it's important for Harney County and Burns, Oregon to show support, but it has always been the request of the family to keep that peaceful, keep the conversation going, keep the right people talking, people who can actually make a difference." 'Go home to your families'
"The Hammonds have always been about family first and understanding their circumstances. "The last 48 hours is in no way connected to the Hammond family," said Gallen. Gallen said her family had no connection to the demonstrators and did not support their actions. Their family ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada, some 130 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas, was the site of an armed protest against the U.S. The armed militia group was led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. Protesters march in support of Oregon ranchers facing prison time for arson in Burns, Ore., on Jan. Following the march, some of the demonstrators drove to the nearby Malheur Federal Wildlife Refuge and set up camp around the headquarters building.
The Hammonds' case attracted a crowd of protesters who marched through the streets of Burns on Saturday to protest the prosecution. He has been married for over 50 years, and there's a lot of people who do what we can on a daily basis to stay engaged with our family and have a livelihood, and that's everything that they've always been about from the beginning."
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that was a very long and trying trial at the time and they were sentenced then and they served their time in 2013, so the circumstances that we're in now are just unfathomable and it's certainly an American tragedy," she told reporters gathered outside the prison gate. Dwight Hammond's niece, Karyn Gallen, said the family found the order to return to prison "unfathomable." flag covers a sign at the entrance of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Sunday.
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