"August of 1992, at the tender age of sixteen, the only world I had ever known was literally blown to bits. My best friend, who also happened to be my little brother Sam, was shot in the back by a US Marshall. Twice. He was fourteen. The next day my mother was shot in the head as I stood beside her. She was holding my littlest sister in her arms as she died. All of this took place on top of a mountain in Northern Idaho at the hands of the United States Government. You may already be familiar with this story, or parts of it, known to the public as 'The Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge.' My parents are Randy and Vicki Weaver. I am the oldest of their four children. "
