Cliven Bundy standoff: Locals want armed militia out, lawmaker says
Richard Simon, John M. Glionna
May 7, 2014, 11:51 AM
... "The community wants them to go," Rep. Steven Horsford, a freshman Democrat, said in an interview. The armed militiamen, some openly brandishing semi-automatic rifles, have been posted outside the Bunkersville ranch of Cliven Bundy for weeks ...
Bundy's wife, Carol, disputed the congressman's comments that public opinion had turned against the militia's presence ...
Horsford said that when he visited his constituents last week, "this is all people can talk about .... This has put a negative image on the community," he said ...
"But when young kids don’t feel safe going to school, when moms don’t feel safe going to church on Sunday, and when law enforcement feels like their lives are at risk, then the general community’s rights have been violated," Horsford said ...
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-cliven-bundy-congressman-20140507-story.html
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