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2022-08-23 -Land of the Free

The Seige at Ruby Ridge Ended August 31, 1992

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Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2022-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The reminder of killing a boy's dog could very well tip the scale.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-23 00:33|| 2022-08-23 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the cold blooded murder of Sammy Weaver, the 14 year old son of Vicki and Randy Weaver, which initiated the 11 day siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

Sammy was shot in the back by U.S. Marshalls, who proceeded to also kill their family dog...

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-08-23 08:47|| 2022-08-23 08:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Really was a low day for the shooters involved and should have been a major wake-up call of government overreach but instead most folks ignored it and kept on truckin.

Posted by ruprecht 2022-08-23 10:40|| 2022-08-23 10:40|| Front Page Top

#4 One of many tragic failures by ATF and allied agencies that reflect arrogance and sordid tactics to make cases and reputations.
This, like Waco, was upward cascading over-reaction by careerists that became deadly needlessly.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-23 16:44|| 2022-08-23 16:44|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Resulting in the death of dozens of little people; men, women, and children. Makes me sick to think about it to this day.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-23 17:15|| 2022-08-23 17:15|| Front Page Top

#6 As I've said ad nauseum in this blog...the Atty Gen. at the time was Bill Barr ...nuff said

Posted by Warthog 2022-08-23 21:59|| 2022-08-23 21:59|| Front Page Top

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