About 300 assault rifles and pistols were found in the charred remains of the Branch Davidian compound hours after the structure burned to the ground in 1993, a Texas Ranger testified Thursday.

Two men stand in the doorway of the Branch Davidian Compound on April 2, 1993, in Waco, Texas after two Houston lawyers left an eight-hour-long negotiation. The building is seen two and a half ...

On April 19, 1993, a 51-day stand-off at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco came to a fiery end, killing 76 people.

Visitors still can see remnants of the Davidian compound, Mount Carmel, which is about 20 miles northeast of the city. A small chapel there has become a sort of visitor's center, Guinn said.

AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald ; Greg Smith/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty This 1998 file photo shows Branch Davidian leader David Koresh in a police line-up following a gun battle with former Davidians ...

On Feb. 28, 1993, federal agents stormed the Branch Davidian compound looking for stockpiled automatic weapons and hand grenades. Four federal agents and three Davidians were killed in the clash.

Heather Jones was one of a handful of Branch Davidians to survive the government siege on their compound near Waco, Tx. New York Post. The saga at Waco began on February 28, 1993, when 75 agents ...

In fact, Koresh had passed out weapons at the compound, so most members of the group were stocked with guns and ammunition. What's more, the Branch Davidians knew the ATF was coming.

The claim: Image shows X post from Biden with photo of burning Branch Davidian compound. A Feb. 12 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photo of the deadly 1993 fire that destroyed ...

Stephan Talty's narrative about David Koresh himself is flawed, but he offers a riveting account of the law enforcement standoff and raid at the Branch Davidian compound — a turning point in U.S ...

30 years later, two new books examine how the deadly Branch Davidian standoff altered the far-right landscape, preparing the ground for Jan. 6 Fire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco ...