I was 17 going on 18 when everything changed for me. I was young and naive. I thought the media would tell us the truth back then. Or at least the best truth they knew. They might be wrong, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for August, 2022
I was 17 going on 18 when Ruby Ridge and Waco happened. I was a child going on adulthood, and I still thought that the government was looking out for me. I totally bought into the government narrative about both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridge affair was an example of what the government can do if they decide to target someone. An ATF informant solicited Randy Weaver to make illegal sawed-off shotguns for him, and then the ATF arrested him for it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridges standoff’s final stage was bleak indeed. US Marshals had killed Randy Weaver’s son. An FBI sniper killed Weaver’s wife, shot Weaver in the back, and shot the family friend in the chest. Third party civilian negotiators spent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridge standoff entered its most deadly phase when US Marshals killed Randy Weaver’s son and a family friend killed a US Marshal. The US Marshals called for help, and hundreds of FBI, ATF, and US Marshals arrived by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridge standoff entered a new phase when the US attorney in charge charged Randy Weaver with over 30 Overt Acts in what he called the Weavers’ Conspiracy Against the Federal Government. US Marshals were sent into Ruby Ridge[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridge standoff truly began when the US Marshals took over a grand jury indictment on March 14 to arrest Randy Weaver for not showing up for a trial over illegal firearms charges solicited by an ATF informer on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ruby Ridge troubles hit a legal level when Randy Weaver made sawed-off shotguns for an ATF informant. The informant solicited him to do so, and Weaver cut the shotguns to the legal limit before giving them to the informant.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Right now, 30 years ago, the FBI, ATF, and US Marshals were involved in a standoff at Ruby Ridge. Randy Weaver bought land on Ruby Ridge in Idaho in 1983 to get away from it all. A neighbor disputed a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…