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in support of the right to bear arms.
Libertarian activist and radio host Adam Kokesh is hoping to get 1,000 people to march on Washington on July 4 armed with loaded rifles. The plan, launched with a Facebook group today, is to gather on the Virginia side of the Potomac, where gun laws are lax, and then march across the bridge with loaded rifles slung over their shoulders into the District, where openly carrying weapons is generally prohibited.
This will be a non-violent event, the Facebook group warns, unless the government chooses to make it violent. Already, over 200 people have said theyll attend the march. Heres the message:
On the morning of July 4, 2013, Independence Day, we will muster at the National Cemetery & at noon we will step off to march across the Memorial Bridge, down Independence Avenue, around the Capitol, the Supreme Court, & the White House, then peacefully return to Virginia across the Memorial Bridge. This is an act of civil disobedience, not a permitted event. We will march with rifles loaded & slung across our backs to put the government on notice that we will not be intimidated & cower in submission to tyranny. We are marching to mark the high water mark of government & to turn the tide. This will be a non-violent event, unless the government chooses to make it violent. Should we meet physical resistance, we will peacefully turn back, having shown that free people are not welcome in Washington, & returning with the resolve that the politicians, bureaucrats, & enforcers of the federal government will not be welcome in the land of the free.
Kokesh is a former Marine who was discharged in 2007 after violating the militarys code against engaging in political activity while in uniform. Kokesh was highly active in the antiwar movement after serving in Iraq, participating in numerous protests and getting arrested on occasion.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/05/03/a_march_on_washington_with_loaded_rifles/
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)should become violent, they will be on the losing end of the deal.
Go ahead, guys. Make. Our. Day.
FarPoint
(12,287 posts)Agreed ....let them be seen at face value. Kind of brings to light the true meaning of " shooting yourself in the foot".
wandy
(3,539 posts)fits the description of a responsible gun owner.
It does make you understand why these people are against background checks.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)It's not like the many other protests we have a legal right to. These are armed individuals. Wonder if there's a law agains it.
AmericanLoudspeaker
(8 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Quixote1818
(28,918 posts)They can't lose.
ZRT2209
(1,357 posts)Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)...and then he joined the cult of Alex Jonestown. Then it all went downhill from there.