Ruby Ridge
The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in , in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the (USMS) came to arrest under a for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges after he was given the wrong court...
The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family inBoundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of theUnited States Marshals Service(USMS) came to arrestRandy Weaverunder abench warrantfor his failure to appear on federal firearms charges after he was given the wrong court date.[1]The charges stemmed from Weaver's sale of asawed-off shotgunto anundercover federal informant, who had induced him to modify the firearm below the legal barrel length.[2]
