Asking if you can shoot a restricted on your own land or crown land, while then asking how often you run into LEO on crown land are both interesting first posts. That being said I stick to my point.
It is always better to be helpful and polite until it is no longer beneficial to your own safety, be it physically or politically.
If he is a newb, best to keep him on the right path. If he is the media, best to present our best image lest we become the focus of a negative, vexatious article as part of the anti spin machine.