I see your point, casd, but don't entirely agree with it.
Near-lunatic fringe religious nutjobs, yes. But, he took his family to the real lunatic fringe nutjobs' church and didn't like it so he never went back. They may be birds of a feather in some ways but he didn't flock with them.
Dangerous criminals, no. He knew when the Feds showed up post-haste after the shotgun sale that it was a setup. The whole shitbag happened because the Feds were pissed that he didn't kowtow when they put his nuts in a wringer.