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Armed protesters remain at Oregon wildlife refuge

Oregon protestors at wildlife refuge

Correspondent Pat Piper reports: protestors say it’s a disagreement with the federal government after two ranchers were convicted of arson. It was a controlled burin that took out 130 acres back in 2001. The ranchers were scheduled to report to prison after a federal judge ruled the sentences they had already served weren’t long enough under federal law. On Saturday, a peaceful protest took place in Oregon. Ammon Bundy, who is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a standoff with the federal government over grazing rights, says “It’s people versus big government, It is the people’s facility. It has been provided for us to be able to come together and unite, making a hard stand against this taking of the people’s land and resources.” Bundy added that the armed protestors plan on staying at a national wildlife refuge indefinitely in defense of their cause and they will only attack if they are attacked. Federal officials say that, as of now, they are not going to move the protestors out.