Grant County Warns Potential Militants, Denouncing Occupation (OR)
by Amanda Peacher OPB
Feb. 24, 2016 5:19 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 24, 2016 6:20 p.m.
Grant County leaders unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday in opposition to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ...
County leaders said they were pleased the 41-day occupation is over, and the resolution sends the message that out-of-county militants are not welcome in Grant County. It also states county officials will continue to collaborate with state government and land agencies.
The meeting room was standing room only and perspectives on the resolution were mixed. Some took issue with resolution language referring to the occupiers as “militants” ...
... county Sheriff Glenn Palmer met with some of the militants during the standoff, and is a member of a national group of sheriffs who refuse to enforce some federal laws ...
http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/grant-county-militant-militia-denounce-oregon-standoff/
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