• Randy Weaver was born on January 3, 1948, to Clarence and Wilma Weaver, a farming couple in Villisca, Iowa. He was one of four children. The Weavers were...
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    the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver...
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    Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated...
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    targets, first at Randy Weaver, then Weaver's friend Kevin Harris – but this second shot killed the unarmed Vicki Weaver, Randy's wife. After his first...
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  • written by Lionel Chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of Randy Weaver and the US federal government at Ruby Ridge in 1992. It was based on...
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  • he had been involved in: the 1992 standoff with American survivalist Randy Weaver in Idaho, and the 1993 standoff with the Texas Branch Davidian church...
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  • Creek. The Ruby Ridge standoff of 1992, between federal agencies and the Randy Weaver family, took place about 8 miles (13 km) from the city. It resulted in...
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    American militia movement started with the FBI's 1992 shootout with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, and the 1993 Waco siege which David Koresh and the Branch...
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    television roles, including John Baker in the movie Dreamland (2019); Randy Weaver (his film debut) in Paramount's six-part mini-series Waco (2018); and...
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    handling of the 1992 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) standoff with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, as well as the Waco siege, a 51-day standoff in 1993 between...
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    has dealt with, and for winning a number of well-known cases, such as Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, the Ed Cantrell murder case, the Karen Silkwood case,...
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    about the victim. Ruby Ridge (1992) was a shootout between the FBI and Randy Weaver over his failure to appear for weapons charges. Waco siege (1993) was...
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  • 1954– A Federal Bureau of Investigation sniper who shot Randy Weaver and shot and killed Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge.  United States Thomas "Tom" Horn Jr....
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  • deaths of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, and the events involving Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, Applewhite was afraid the American government would murder...
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  • coach Randy Walker (disambiguation), multiple people Randy Watt (born 1957), American colonel Randy Wayne (born 1981), American actor Randy Weaver (1948–2022)...
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  • date: 29 April 2001 Ronson meets with Randy Weaver and his daughter Rachel, two surviving members of the Weaver family. The film shows previously unseen...
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    "Whippit", as he was able to "whip it" out easily.[citation needed] Randy Weaver, a central actor in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff, agreed to sell two...
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  • to negotiate a conclusion to the standoff. Gritz was accompanied by Randy Weaver, whom Gritz had convinced to surrender to the U.S. government during...
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    Judiciary Subcommittee report. The Ruby Ridge Siege began in June 1990. Randy Weaver sold two unregistered short barrel shotguns to Kenneth Fadeley, an ATF...
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  • was a shootout between the FBI and Randy Weaver over his failure to appear in court on weapons charges. Weaver's wife and son were killed by FBI gunmen...
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  • 1992, he mediated during the Ruby Ridge crisis involving fellow veteran Randy Weaver. In 1996, Gritz unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate an end to the standoff...
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    The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. As a reporter he covered the Randy Weaver/Ruby Ridge case for the Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper and authored...
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    attracted national attention as mediator during the government standoff with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. He received 106,152 votes nationwide (0.1% of the...
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    region. The Northwest Territorial Imperative was the motivation for Randy Weaver and his family to move to Idaho in the early 1980s; they were later involved...
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  • St. Louis, Missouri at the group's Samuel Weaver Memorial Hall, which was named after the son of Randy Weaver, who was killed by federal agents in 1992...
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    labelled as extremists. Subjects featured in the book include David Icke, Randy Weaver, Omar Bakri Muhammad, Ian Paisley, Alex Jones, and Thomas Robb. Ronson...
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  • 1992, he opposed his friend, attorney Gerry Spence's decision to defend Randy Weaver on charges following the Ruby Ridge siege. In 1962, Hirschfield married...
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    AF associates were the first out-of-state activists to arrive at the Randy Weaver stand-off at Ruby Ridge. Heick blockaded a fuel truck and lambasted the...
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    award-winning author Misty Upham (1982–2014), actress The von Trapps, singers Randy Weaver, survivalist, involved in Ruby Ridge standoff Michelle Williams, actress...
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    FBI, and U.S. Marshals armed engaged in a shootout with survivalist Randy Weaver and his family in the wilderness near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. On February...
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