The "Bundy Standoff" (diaried by Nachtwulf and Kuparak and many more), centers around right-wing hysteria over the rightfulness of federal ownership of land in Nevada.
But it's hard to find the basis for these claims, especially since the 1998 ruling against Bundy is not posted online (or not publicly available). However, the cited basis for the decision in US v. Bundy (1998) is online (US v. Gardner), and the arguments in that case are pretty much identical to the right-wing talking points circulating today.
So let's learn about them, shall we?
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