In a bold but bittersweet stand against federal overreach, the Idaho Republican Party has passed a resolution demanding justice for Randy Weaver, the patriarch of the infamous Ruby Ridge saga that ignited 2A fuses back in 1992. Spearheaded by GOP committeeman Ryan Weaver—yes, a relative—the measure urges Boundary County Prosecutor Andrakay J. Pluid to charge FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi with murder for the cold-blooded killing of Weaver’s unarmed wife, Vicki, and their son Sammy. It also calls on President Trump to issue a posthumous pardon for Randy’s failure to appear conviction, a minor beef stemming from a paperwork snafu that ATF entrapment turned into a deadly siege. Forwarded to the prosecutor, the White House, and Attorney General Bill Barr, this isn’t just performative politics; it’s a direct shot at the deep state’s impunity.

While this resolution is a welcome gut punch to the narrative that paints Ruby Ridge as some hillbilly standoff gone wrong, it falls heartbreakingly short of the full-throated reckoning the 2A community demands. Context matters: Ruby Ridge wasn’t about guns per se, but the ATF’s predatory sting on Weaver for sawing off a shotgun—by their own informant—escalated into a 10-day FBI siege where rules of engagement authorized headshots on any armed adult or child. Horiuchi’s bullet through a door killed Vicki while she held her baby, yet he skated on qualified immunity, courtesy of Janet Reno’s DOJ. Trump’s pardon power could symbolically cleanse Weaver’s record, but without prosecuting Horiuchi or dismantling the post-Ruby Ridge playbook (think Waco, Fast and Furious), it’s lipstick on a surveillance-state pig. Clever angle: This echoes the Bundy Ranch vindication, where federal thuggery crumbled under scrutiny—imagine if Idaho’s move sparks a cascade of state-level nullification against ATF door-kickers.

For gun owners, the implications scream urgency: Ruby Ridge birthed the modern militia movement and supercharged the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban backlash, proving feds will murder over a $200 tax stamp. If Trump acts, it signals 2A warriors that accountability is possible; if not, it reinforces the need for state sheriffs and legislatures to interpose against federal gun grabs. 2A patriots, rally behind this—email Pluid, tag Trump, and push your county GOP for similar fire. Justice delayed for Weaver is justice denied for us all, and the next Ruby Ridge could be your ranch. Stay vigilant.