This is as bogus a defense as one could come up with.

It is like saying the BLM is coming to camp on your land. Don't mind their armed Officers who are there to correct you.

Stuff like this hurts a good cause.

LaVoy was shot nine times.
His gun was stolen and planted.
LaVoys head was nearly blown off.
The truck was shot (at) over a hundred times.

It makes it real easy to group militia with criminals.