of not just the refuge but all federal lands in harney county be returned back to the citizens of the county and/or the state. those are not demands that we could meet, nor are they in agreement in any way, shape or form with the interpretation of the constitution as has been determined by the supreme court over many, many years. >> narrator: the fbi had set up a command post in a school, and the airport became a staging area for tactical teams and equipment. >> the sheriff, state police, and federal government all of a sudden escalated their force. then we realized, "holy crap." we needed to make sure that nothing bad was going to happen to ammon. >> narrator: the pacific patriots network decided to come out to the refuge. >> back up. you guys won't be allowed to come anywhere closer. >> narrator: they said they still opposed the occupation, and were only there to prevent an attack by the fbi. >> as we have seen with federal operations in the past, we don't want to see a waco situation occur here at all. >> they were always armed, and they viewed themselves as a buffer between those