{"id":7316,"date":"2014-04-17T00:59:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T07:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2014-04-17T01:00:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T08:00:59","slug":"front-sight-blog-video-hidden-reason-heavy-handed-federal-response-illegal-cattle-grazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2014\/04\/17\/front-sight-blog-video-hidden-reason-heavy-handed-federal-response-illegal-cattle-grazing\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Sight Blog: (video) Is THIS the Hidden Reason for Heavy Handed Federal Response to Illegal Cattle Grazing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">My New Year&#8217;s Resolution is to be as pro-active as possible in spreading the truth about the importance of our cherished Second Amendment, while exposing the liars, whores and thieves who conspire to strip us of our freedoms, and to continue to provide you and the rest of America with the absolute greatest opportunities to become armed and trained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">I firmly believe our future, and the future of our children and grandchildren, depends on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">As part of my New Year&#8217;s Resolution, I will do my very best to deliver to you hard-hitting and entertaining blogs. You can help greatly, by doing two things for me&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">Send me great videos and articles you find, to share with our hundreds of thousands of Front Sight Subscribers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">When I send you a Front Sight Blog, please forward it to all on your list and ask them to do the same. With hundreds of thousands of Front Sight subscribers and the vast power of the Internet, we can literally educate the world if we each do our part. I will dedicate my time and resources to this end. Please assist me in our mission to pro-actively and positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetimes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>With that in mind, I have another   video that possibly provides some evidence as to WHY there was such a   heavy handed response by the federal government over what they initially   claimed was illegal cattle grazing, and then delinquent cattle grazing   fees, and then protection for desert tortoises. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here   is a video which exposes some interesting information as to a potential   reason why the government response to illegal cattle grazing was so   heavy handed. Then see the FOX News video that follows below it\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J1qTe0wY6Nk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>And here is  a video from FOX News that you won&#8217;t see on any other news networks.  FOX shares the first-hand account from a reporter who was at the   scene of the armed standoff between the federal government and hundreds   of American citizens in the desert near Las Vegas on April 12,   and this reporter was so moved by the conviction of the patriots, he   actually involved himself in trying to negotiate the peace.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>FOX also gives some background on the dispute that caused ARMED citizens to   converged on the scene to support and prevent armed agents of the   Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from confiscating a private citizen&#8217;s   cattle. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Make no mistake, it was not the hundreds of protesters who stopped the federal government from their actions. Had it just been unarmed protesters with signs and flags, the outcome would have been the same as any protest you have witnessed in our lifetimes. Protesters would have been ordered to disperse and those who did not would have been pepper sprayed, beaten, and arrested.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>No, this protest was different.  This was much more than a simple, unarmed protest. This time, there were citizens with handguns, shotguns, and rifles who would not back down and who demonstrated the willingness to use their guns against the government forces should the government fail to disperse.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Fortunately, the government chose to withdraw and deescalate the conflict. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>It was the proper decision. Had a shot been fired, by either side, there were hundreds of thousands of armed and trained citizens from the western states who were watching and would have ultimately been drawn into a battle with the federal government. Such a battle would have forced local and state law makers and law enforcement to either stand with the government or stand with the citizens. Americans from both sides would have been injured and killed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Yes, this was a very tense, historic, and precedent setting conflict.  This was our generation&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_North_Bridge\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Old North Bridge&#8221;<\/a> This could have been the second &#8220;shot heard round the world.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Fortunately, the government chose to withdraw and deescalate the conflict. I thank them for their better judgment in this situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>THERE IS NO JOY IN ARMED BATTLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT. Americans will die on both sides. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>If a gunfight can be avoided, whether with an individual or our government, it should be avoided. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Only when the government leaves us no choice, as when the British marched on our forefathers to confiscate their weapons and ammunition, should we consider use of force.  Let&#8217;s hope it never comes to that and a good lesson was learned by both sides.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Hopefully the government learned that there will be no more Waco type sieges because armed citizens are watching and ready to respond to assist their fellow citizens.  Hopefully the government now better understands that they only hold the power that &#8220;We the People&#8221; entrust to them under our Constitution and Bill of Rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Hopefully Americans who watched the conflict build to a boiling point, and then resolve when the armed citizens showed up, learned that guns in the hands of responsible Americans gives teeth to our Constitution. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Hopefully Americans better understand that the Second Amendment is the most important amendment because it preserves our freedom by protecting all the other amendments.      <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Special thanks to the numerous Front Sight students and members involved in this historic confrontation, including Sheriff Richard Mack of CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) and Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers who worked for a peaceful resolution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>And special thanks to the decision makers in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and federal government law enforcement agencies who made the right decision to deescalate the conflict. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>I   cannot say that the conflict is over, but it is no longer an armed   conflict. Should it need to continue, the proper venue is the courtroom. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>Here is the story from FOX News&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/embed.js?id=3469281317001&#038;w=520&#038;h=293\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And here is raw video taken at the scene&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKeD7IDlpfo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\"><strong>  Please forward this e-mail, to everyone you know and encourage them to do the same. Spread the truth about the power of guns in the hands of responsible citizens. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">And be  part of the solution for a safer and stronger  America!  Take advantage of our 5 Day Defensive Handgun Course, 30 State Concealed Weapon Permit and our entire set of 7 training manuals (over $2700 in total value) for only $200. <strong>Get yourself and your family trained!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">That&#8217;s right! Only $200. But you will need to act fast. Go here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/patriot\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/patriot\/<\/a> to grab a <strong>5   Day Front Sight Course, plus 30 State Concealed Weapons Permit, and our   entire set of 7 Front Sight Training Manuals for only $200. Just do it   before the offer sells out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">And here is a great video we recently created so you can share it with your family and friends:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\" align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Wv-kXxitPg?rel=0\" height=\"293\" width=\"521\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">I highly recommend you view it in 720 (a selection you can make at the bottom of the video window)&#8230;so you can see all the awesome detail.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ignatius Piazza<br \/>\nFounder and Director<br \/>\n<a title=\"front sight\" href=\"\/front-sight\/\">Front Sight<\/a> Firearms Training Institute<br \/>\n7975 Cameron Drive, #900<br \/>\nWindsor, CA 95492<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.frontsight.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@frontsight.com\">info@frontsight.com<\/a><br \/>\n1.800.987.7719<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have another video that possibly provides some evidence as to WHY there was such a heavy handed response by the federal government over what they initially claimed was illegal cattle grazing, and then delinquent cattle grazing fees, and then protection for desert tortoises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,1,5,8,23],"tags":[1273,1784,1127,3341,2877,558,2566,1057,335,83,1154,566,2872,2219,3201,2690,3045,1868,402,1739,3431,2424,64,509,211,665,124,1161,1420,2664,99,785,905,1320,204,1112,296,2416,1671,522,2716,3466,3117,4673,62,1609,1222,4769,3190,579,26,19,1885,1883,2054,1404,3145,549,1650,1308,4705,9,542,271,30,37,597,1218,581,59,2631,3148,1391,187,872,366,1102,104,24,107,430,308,3694,1227,1107,10,1625,44,3643,987,508,210,214,2874,568,4609,4458,4510,4099,218,1363,1105,3306,3451,262,2605,1366,2256,3861,1610,1521,4569,1744,4253,371,1658,4049,4050,1037,4400,232,3350,4252,2878,1304,1777,142,1189,4680,3681,1814,4393,128,2220,404,1295,3803,539,3710,1511,4790,1933,2014,1752,39,311,2365,1301,269,3855,2473,75,3353,2873,2713,2395,1870,4165,4586,1619,2881,2869,4103,4133,339,69,1418,1008,231,1035,926,4772,3512,2385,1383,2235,4101,1636,47,1386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7316"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7320,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7316\/revisions\/7320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}