Armed guards surround Bundy, supporters fear imminent threat

Posted: Apr 14, 2014 5:30 PM EDT
Updated: Apr 14, 2014 8:12 PM EDT
By Lauren Rozyla, Reporter
By Tim Zietlow, Photojournalist

LAS VEGAS -- Local rancher Cliven Bundy may have his cattle back, but his supporters say they are still preparing for an imminent threat.

Militia groups from all over the country say they are flocking to the Bundy ranch to protect the family from a feared federal government raid.

The Bureau of Land Management allowed Bundy to release his cattle Saturday, after they felt threatened.

Bundy now has a whole contingent of armed guards surrounding him 24 hours a day.

"They're just there, trying to make sure something crazy doesn't happen to him," Bundy's son Ammon Bundy said.

His security detail and family feel he is someone to be protected because of what the federal government could do.

"There were snipers on the hills and armed guards and you know, military forces with cameras all over." Ammon Bundy said.

Cliven Bundy fears that the government could gather up again because they never reached a formal deal.

He is also trying to determine whether federal agents damaged any of his cattle before they released them.

The BLM only allowed the family to open up the gate of the pen where the animals were being held because officers were afraid of violence. As of now, no one has cleared him to take back his cattle for good.

Taking the stage to address supporters Monday, Bundy was quickly obscured behind his guards. The detail told 8 News NOW they are now patrolling the area 24 hours a day looking for federal snipers.

"You never know, you never know," Ammon Bundy said.

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25244692/n...amaged-his-cows

I found these picture of security being provided by militias:

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According to Mack, the so-called retreat was nothing more than theatrics. “It was a ploy to get people to back off, to get people out of the way. They weren’t expecting us to get this amount of people here. They were surprised by the numbers and so they wanted a way to get us out of here. This was a ploy to get us out of here and then they’re going after the Bundys.” Mack said that when he was at the Bundy ranch on Saturday there were an estimated 600 to 800 protesters present when federal agents were releasing the cattle.

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It can't be verified with aerial photos because of the no fly zone, however rumor has it that in addition to the protesters who made it in there were hundreds, quite possibly thousands stopped by road blocks.

This reminds me of reporting on the tea party marches on DC which grossly under reported the numbers who attended. There were throngs of people who couldn't get in; traffic was backed up on the major highway going into the protest area.

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #3

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The anger of citizens against this heavy-handed corrupt government is at an all-time high

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