I have watched Shatner's show now and I was right that the above was not a quote from Sara Weaver. I was wrong that her dad Randy was at the cabin but right that he was not with his son Samuel, Kevin Harris and the dog. He was not fired on at that time. Randy Weaver was not shot in the initial shootout which only involved U.S. Marshall Degan, Keven Harris, Samuel Weaver and the dog.
According to narrative in the show it was Harris that shot Degan not Samuel but Samuel also fired on the hidden position of Degan. I have my doubts about the accuracy of that given other accounts. So, the above, quoted from the article, is mish-mash of true and false statements that didn't come from the show.
That quote (4. Weaver's defense. He ran down the hill to see what dog was barking at. Some guys in camys shot his dog. Started shooting at him. Killed his son. Harris did the shooting [of Degan]. He [Weaver] is in pretty strong legal position."')is from a contemporary FBI memo made around the time of the trials and hearings that Martin links to in his column.
Martin, in his column, proffers links and arguments about the rogue behavior of the government as a refresher summary and then offers the Shatner interview as the latest iteration of the 20 year old saga.
He follows standard editorial style writing of the last century.
Read Martin's column with the embedded links carefully and all should be clear.
Hope this helps,
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