Why not? Mr. Finicum was a leader of a group of armed individuals who, per the Feds, committed at least one major Felony. That's all it takes.
"Btw, at the other venue a few days ago, the leader of this movement not only met with, peacefully discussed what they were doing, joked with the feds and shook their hands."
Is that something mass murdering dangerous criminal terrorist would do?"
In Mr. Finicum's case, no. The Feds, quite likely.
Do you think Mr.Finicum might have been a little miffed when he realized he'd been double-crossed and set up by the Feds?
"How many rounds did the occupants of the truck fire, as opposed to the LEOs? I'm betting none, zero."
If you knew someone (Finicum) was reaching for a weapon to possibly shoot you with, how many rounds would you let him get off before shooting back?
Diversion again: “If you knew someone (Finicum) was reaching for a weapon to possibly shoot you with, how many rounds would you let him get off before shooting back?”
That’s cute. But you missed the placement of the word ‘possibly ‘ — it should have been before the word ‘reaching’, not ‘shoot’. Big difference.
Answer me this, Mr. Wizard: How many times would you shoot a person who was reaching for a cellphone, or a Chapstick, or anything else that YOU COULDN’T SEE? But wait, you knew he had a gun because you found it AFTER you shot him dead, so that seals it, right?