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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundy standoff canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
armed standoff
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land-use conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundy Ranch showdown
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Bundy Ranch standoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 2014-04-12 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over federal authority on public lands
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dispute over unpaid grazing fees ⓘ federal court orders to remove Bundy’s cattle ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
heightened tensions over BLM authority
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inspired later anti-federal land-use protests ⓘ used as rallying point by militia groups ⓘ |
| involves |
Cliven Bundy
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Oath Keepers NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Percenters NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ federal law enforcement officers ⓘ militia movement members ⓘ supporters of Cliven Bundy ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedByBundy |
claims of ancestral grazing rights
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states’ rights arguments ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedByGovernment |
federal court injunctions
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federal grazing regulations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clark County, Nevada
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near Bunkerville, Nevada ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Gold Butte area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
federal decision to withdraw to avoid potential violence
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large number of armed civilian supporters ⓘ stand-off on a highway overpass near Bunkerville ⓘ |
| participantRole |
BLM agents attempted to impound cattle
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Bundy supporters provided armed presence ⓘ Cliven Bundy was the central rancher in the dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | conflicts over U.S. public lands in the 21st century ⓘ |
| result |
Bundy cattle released back to Bundy
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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
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media coverage on public lands policy ⓘ media coverage on states’ rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 2014 ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. militia movement
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anti-federal government sentiment ⓘ federal land management ⓘ grazing rights on federal land ⓘ |
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