The gun-toting protesters holed-up in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon said Monday they're not budging until the government addresses their demands.
The tough talk came as the FBI said it was hoping to bring a "peaceful" end to a standoff at the remote Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
"We feel we have exhausted all prudent measures and have been ignored," said Ammon Bundy, co-leader of the self-styled Citizens for Constitutional Freedom.
They want the U.S. government to "remove its unlawful presence in this county," Bundy said.
Bundy's group seized the government property after splintering off from a larger protest about ranchers' rights in the small town of Burns.
No government employees were at the site at the time because of the holidays. It was not clear how many people had occupied the building, but those inside have asked for others to join them during several videos posted online.
The ringleaders are Ammon and Ryan Bundy — sons of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher known for another standoff with the federal government in 2014.
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