Bundy standoff

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The Bundy standoff was a 2014 armed confrontation in Nevada between rancher Cliven Bundy’s supporters and U.S. federal agents over unpaid grazing fees on public land.

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Bundy Ranch standoff 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed standoff
land-use conflict
political conflict
alsoKnownAs Bundy Ranch showdown
Bundy Ranch standoff
linked to: Bundy standoff
country United States
endDate 2014-04-12
hasCause dispute over federal authority on public lands
dispute over unpaid grazing fees
federal court orders to remove Bundy’s cattle
hasConsequence heightened tensions over BLM authority
inspired later anti-federal land-use protests
used as rallying point by militia groups
involves Cliven Bundy
Oath Keepers
Three Percenters
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. National Park Service
federal law enforcement officers
militia movement members
supporters of Cliven Bundy
legalBasisClaimedByBundy claims of ancestral grazing rights
states’ rights arguments
legalBasisClaimedByGovernment federal court injunctions
federal grazing regulations
locatedIn Clark County, Nevada
near Bunkerville, Nevada
mainLocation Gold Butte area
notableFor federal decision to withdraw to avoid potential violence
large number of armed civilian supporters
stand-off on a highway overpass near Bunkerville
participantRole BLM agents attempted to impound cattle
linked to: BLM

Bundy supporters provided armed presence
Cliven Bundy was the central rancher in the dispute
partOf conflicts over U.S. public lands in the 21st century
result Bundy cattle released back to Bundy
federal agents ceased cattle roundup
increased national attention to Cliven Bundy
no shots fired during main confrontation
subsequent federal criminal charges against participants
startDate 2014-04-05
subjectOf media coverage on militia movement
media coverage on public lands policy
media coverage on states’ rights
timePeriod April 2014
topic U.S. militia movement
anti-federal government sentiment
federal land management
grazing rights on federal land

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Bundy standoff alsoKnownAs Bundy Ranch standoff
linked to: Bundy standoff