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'End of Days' recalls the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho

NPR | By Dave Davies
Published February 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM MST

Author Chris Jennings talks the apocalyptic religious views that fueled the standoff between federal agents and the family of Randy Weaver — and the use of force rules that made it so deadly.

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