What is Ruby Ridge?
'''Ruby Ridge''' was the area involved in an eleven-day [[siege]] around [[Naples, Idaho]] between August 21–31, 1992. It started on Friday, August 21, when [[deputy|deputies]] working for the [[United States Marshals Service]] (USMS) took action to arrest Randy Weaver with a bench [[warrant]]. Weaver had failed to appear in court on [[firearm]]s charges. When he was given several conflicting dates for appearing in court, and while a [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] was linked with him, Weaver did not wish to surrender. Members with his immediate family, and his family friend, Kevin Harris, also resisted. The [[Hostage Rescue Team]] under the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] got involved after the siege developed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shootings at Ruby Ridge|publisher=History.com|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/incident-at-ruby-ridge|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> When the Marshals Service explored the Weaver property, six U.S. Marshals encountered Harris and Sammy Weaver (Randy's 14-year-old son) in the woods near the family [[cabin]]. A [[shootout]] then took place. Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Sammy Weaver and the Weavers' family dog Striker were killed.<ref>{{cite web|title=We are Very Sorry|publisher=Penn Live Patriot News|url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/08/we-are-very-sorry-the-bloody-standoff-at-ruby-ridge-in-1992-that-left-3-people-dead.html|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> During the following siege in the Weaver family residence, Weaver's wife Vicki was killed by the FBI [[sniper]] fire. The siege and standoff were resolved through civilian negotiators. Harris was arrested on August 30. Weaver and his three daughters were arrested the following day. The events that took place in and around Naples, Idaho and the law enforcement based [[Waco siege]] six months later were cited by commentators as warning signs for the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] by [[Timothy McVeigh]] and [[Terry Nichols]] in April 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terror in Oklahoma|publisher=The Ne