The 67-year-old's weapons were confiscated from his Cotswold farm last month amid claims he verbally threatened Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf and harassed two women.
Stephen Hartley, who was listed as a Reform candidate for Oxfordshire County Council, described the notorious paedophile as a 'innocent man' and a 'scapegoat'.
Lord Ben Houchen hit out at the leadership, saying it needed to start putting forward concrete Tory ideas now to help see off the threat from Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Mr Musk, the billionaire tech mogul, met with Reform leader Nigel Farage in December amid speculation he is poised to significantly bolster the party's coffers.