I see this "patriots don't follow unjust laws" thing bandied about but I have yet to see anyone explain why exactly the law is unjust. Is it that the land is Federal? The land has been federal so long it is written into the original constitution of the State of Nevada.
Is it that his ancestors were able to use the land and so should he? That's a dumb principle, do we just let anyone do anything their ancestors could so that laws can never be changed? Do we give him a competitive advantage on the market by letting him graze on land that he doesn't own and doesn't pay taxes on for free when no other rancher gets that consideration?
Is it that he is being charged a fee to use public land? Should we not have restrictions on who should get to use public lands, for what, and under what circumstances? Should I be able to graze cattle on the lawn of the White House if is suits me, another patch of federal land?
We have nobody's word but his that the BLM is supposed to use the fees to help ranchers and he isn't exactly coming from an unbiased place. I have seen no articulation as to what principle is being fought for here in the name of justice. It seems to me we just have the usual gun fanatics, desperately wishing for an example of where armed rebellion against the government is both good and necessary, have latched onto the dumbest possible example of taking because in this case guns were used to scare off government workers. To use this example you have to reject the rule of law, the court orders, the constitution of the state of Nevada, etc. but unless you discard all that you have to be faced with the fact you really aren't supporting freedom, you are really just celebrating firearms.