5 FAST FACTS: About The Oregon Standoff That You NEED To Know

If you don't know what's going down in Oregon, you should. Here are five facts to help you get up to date. 1. The protests began on Saturday in support of Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steve Hammond, two Oregon ranchers convicted of terrorism related charges for arson on Federal lands. According to the U.S. Attorney's office: A jury sitting in Pendleton, Oregon found the Hammonds guilty of the arsons after a two-week trial in June 2012. The trial involved allegations that the Hammonds, owners of Hammond Ranches, Inc., ignited a series of fires on lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), on which the Hammonds had grazing rights leased to them for their cattle operation. Share to spread the facts about this 2. A group of around 15 armed protesters have occupied a federally administered Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, 30 miles outside of Burns, Oregon, in support of the Hammonds. The occupation began on Saturday after the group broke off from the original rally. Share to spread the facts about this 3. Amongst the armed occupiers are Ammon and Ryan Bundy, sons of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher best known for the 2014 stand-off with federal authorities over a 20-year dispute with the Bureau of Land Management. Share to spread the facts about this 4. Though armed, the militia maintain that their occupation of federal property is peaceful. "The only violence that, if it comes our way, will be because government is wanting their building back,'' Ammon Bundy told Natalie Morales on TODAY. "We're putting nobody in harm's way. We are not threatening anybody. We're 30 miles out of the closest town." Share to spread the facts about this 5. The Hammonds claim the Bundy family and the occupiers do not speak for them. Read more: Hannity Share to spread the facts about this

5. The Hammonds claim the Bundy family and the occupiers do not speak for them. Read more: Hannity

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5. The Hammonds claim the Bundy family and the occupiers do not speak for them.

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