He was a convicted felon and the law stipulates that possession and ownership of a gun by convicted felons is illegal.
Never mind that THAT law is totally flawed, and Unconstitutional, but it seems you don’t see his actions as having anything to do with Civil Disobedience.
I would not choose to do anything as risky in my own life perhaps, but I have to give this man props for refusing to go along with some of these laws.
As for the alleged attempted murder you mentioned - was he convicted of that?
Did you happen to know this man personally? It seems as if you have a decidedly negative view of the man, and it makes me wonder whether you and he were ever at odds personally.