in the federal west, it s an all-out brawl called the sage brush rebellion. on one side, the federal government. on the other, some land owners and some local governments and the battle is threatening to turn very ugly. nbc s roger o neil tonight has the first part of our in-depth report. in the land of wide open spaces, there s a new land war. the federal government owns almost half the property in the west, and the fight is over who should control it. the first shot was fired in nevada, captured on home video, dick carver, a county supervisor, reopened a road in the national forest. two federal rangers said they were threatened. it was the fourth of july, and it became a declaration of independence for a new rebellion. this time, from the feds.
more on the fight over the role in the federal west, it s an all-out brawl called the sage brush rebellion. on one side, the federal government. on the other, some land owners and some local governments and the battle is threatening to turn very ugly. nbc s roger o neil tonight has the first part of our in-depth report. reporter: in the land of wide open spaces, there s a new land war. the federal government owns almost half the property in the west, and the fight is over who should control it. the first shot was fired in nevada, captured on home video, dick carver, a county supervisor, reopened a road in the national forest. two federal rangers said they were threatened. it was the fourth of july, and it became a declaration of independence for a new rebellion. this time, from the feds. on the one hand, it is sort of funny, right? this little county in nevada, this one county commissioner, bulldozing his way across the
the federal government had no authority in little nye county, nevada. nbc news in depth tonight. more on the fight over the role in the federal west, it s an all-out brawl called the sage brush rebellion. on one side, the federal government. on the other, some land owners and some local governments and the battle is threatening to turn very ugly. nbc s roger o neil tonight has the first part of our in-depth report. reporter: in the land of wide open spaces, there s a new land war. the federal government owns almost half the property in the west, and the fight is over who should control it. the first shot was fired in nevada, captured on home video, dick carver, a county supervisor, reopened a road in the national forest. two federal rangers said they were threatened. it was the fourth of july, and it became a declaration of independence for a new rebellion. this time, from the feds. on the one hand, it is sort