The Incident In Ruby Ridge

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"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." (Thomas Jefferson). On August 22, 1992 there was an incident that occurred near Naples, Idaho. This happened at a place called Ruby Ridge, due to the fights that broke out between the Weaver family and the FBI there was a lot of bloodshed. The incident in Ruby Ridge took three lives- his wife, his son, and a deputy. After this tragic event laws were changed due to what happened at Ruby Ridge. Ruby Ridge was an event that changed many people's views on the government and the brute force that occurred. What led to this event was a man by the name of Randy Weaver. Randy Weaver was supposedly a white supremacist that the FBI was tracking

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