Cliven Bundy
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Bundy in 2014
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| Born |
April 29, 1946 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Rancher |
| Known for | Bundy standoff |
| Political party |
Republican Independent American Party |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy |
| Children | 14, including: Ammon Bundy Ryan Bundy Cliven Lance Bundy Melvin D. Bundy David H. "Davey" Bundy |
Cliven D. Bundy (born April 29, 1946) is an American cattle rancher from Bunkerville, Nevada who is currently Federally incarcerated and awaiting trial with bail denied for his role in the 2014 Bundy standoff. He vocally advocated a philosophy opposed to what he views as federal government overreach. He is known for having instigated the 2014 Bundy Standoff in Nevada, an armed standoff with federal and state law enforcement over defaulted grazing fees. Some viewed him as a hero for having led a movement of ranchers to encourage more ranchers to join him in defaulting on their grazing fees as per their federal grazing contracts. Some considered him to be dangerously provocative. He is the father of Ammon Bundy, who in 2016 also led another armed standoff against the government, the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Bundy participated in, and had links with various related movements, including anti-government activism (which opposes federal government involvement in favor of state and local control, or even no government) and the sovereign citizen movement (which holds that people are answerable only to their particular interpretation of the common law and are not subject to any government statutes or proceedings).
Bundy generated considerable controversy after remarks suggesting that African Americans might have been better off under slavery.
On February 10, 2016, Cliven Bundy was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the Portland International Airport while he was on his way to support the Malheur Standoff. He is currently in federal custody, facing federal charges related to his own standoff with the Bureau of Land Management in 2014. His trial is scheduled for 2017.
Bundy was born on April 29, 1946, in Las Vegas.
Bundy advocated for limited federal government involvement in local affairs, particularly in ranching.
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