What could possibly go wrong????? ~ ~ there are "live links" to more/corroborating info in the original ~ Sooz

Friday, May 3, 2013 02:20 PM CDT
A march on Washington with loaded rifles
A gun activist is planning a massive march on D.C., with participants' rifles illegally slung over their shoulders.
By Alex Seitz-Wald

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 they’ll attend the march. Here’s the message:


Kokesh is a former Marine who was discharged in 2007 after violating the military’s 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.

He started an anti-government radio show as the Tea Party picked up steam and was eventually picked up by RT, the news channel funded by the Russian government that is often critical of U.S. policy, where he promoted both the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street in a worldview that some sociologists describe as “fusion paranoia,” a visceral anti-governmentalism that isn’t limited to typical left-right divides.

He ran into trouble when he endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 election, which led to an FEC complaint and his termination from RT, though employees have told me privately that there were other, darker issues.

Since then, he’s taken his show “Adam vs. The Man” to the Internet, and seems to have become increasingly radicalized. “It’s time to abolish the US federal government,” he tweeted yesterday. Today he tweeted this:


Whether Kokesh actually goes through with his plan remains to be seen — he says he won’t do it unless 1,000 join him — but the protest may strike a chord with gun fanatics, who stage “open carry” protests across the country to fight gun control laws. There was one in Washington in 2010, but those rallying inside District lines did not actually carry weapons.

Kokesh did not immediately return an email seeking an interview (a message on his website says he’s in Barcelona), but we will update if he does.

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/03/a_march_on_washington_with_loaded_rifles/

In my perfect world that I know does not exist, these jackasses' adamant refusal to accept limited, common sense limitations would result in stricter gun regulations than I can even dream of ~ ~ there are "live links" to more/corroborating info in the original ~ Sooz

Police Chief Calls Out Armed Protest Threat In Washington DC
By Rebecca Leber on May 8, 2013 at 6:10 pm

A July 4 march encourages gun advocates to carry loaded rifles into Washington, DC and knowingly break the law. Although described as a nonviolent “act of civil obedience,” organizer Adam Kokesh implied a threat of violence if “the government chooses to make it violent.” He encourages participants to peacefully submit to law enforcers but underlines that point with, “We are truly saying in the SUBTLEST way possible that we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.”

Since Friday, more than 2,000 people have RSVPed to the march to “put the government on notice.”

In a local news channel interview pointed out by Politico, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier explained that this is an open disregard for DC law:


Whether Lanier’s warning invigorates or extinguishes the protest remains unclear.

Kokesh’s plans, along with a series of other open carry protests, undermines arguments made by the National Rifle Association against gun violence prevention. The NRA claims that it is unfair of the government to strengthen background checks or ban assault rifles for law-abiding citizens. Yet this protest plans to purposely break the law.

That point is missed by Kokesh. Open carry is illegal in the District, but Kokesh wants to aim his message at the federal government for attempting modest background checks supported by gun owners and non-gun owners alike.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/08/1980841/police-open-carry-washington-march/

Let em' do it! In fact, I would encourage them to do it. They will find out what a "well regulated militia" (aka police, Swat teams, National Guard) really looks like. I hope they are all mowed down. It would serve them right. I'm fucking tired of trying to be PC and pretend that I care what happens to fellow human beings who are so ignorant they couldn't find their asses with both hands. Fellow human beings who don't care how many babies die from guns and their ilk who mock a man who lost his baby at Sandy Hook. Bubba and Uncle Daddy can go straight to hell, dying while clutching their 2nd amendment right for all I care.

I also encourage them to do it.
Each and every one of them should be arrested, fingerprinted and charged as soon as they set foot in DC.
They should then be tried and, if convicted, fined/jailed.
Of course, convicted felons are denied the right to own firearms.

Maybe they'll have a shoot out.

I don't think it would last long. I'm sure most of the Yahoos who are going to this thing can only hit a beer can on a log. The police and/or military are much better trained and have flak jackets or riot gear.

and snipers.

YIKES! ~ didn't take long to move from "non-violent protest" to text-book treason, now did it? ~ ~ hopefully, this Kokesh will be arrested even more quickly ~ Sooz

Leader of Armed March On Washington Calls For ‘Revolutionary Army’ To Topple Government
By Ian Millhiser on May 29, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Thousands of people signed up to attend an armed march on Washington over the course of the last month. But now, the leader of the march is setting his sights much higher than a single demonstration — he wants his armed followers to help overthrow the American government.

About a month ago, a gun activist named Adam Kokesh called for thousands of people to join him in an armed march on Washington, D.C. to “put the government on notice that we will not be intimidated & cower in submission to tyranny.” As of this writing, nearly 5,200 people have RSVPed for Kokesh’s armed march.

Late last week, however, Kokesh decided to abandon this march in favor of a much larger effort to bring down the entire federal government. In a statement written from a jail cell in Philadelphia (Kokesh faced charges for allegedly resisting arrest during a pro-marijuana rally. He now says he’s been released), the gun activist called for his supporters to form a secessionist “army”:


To be sure, it is likely that only a small minority of Americans will rally to a cry to march upon their state capitols and demand that the United States cease to exist. But Kokesh’s call is troubling for the simple reason that he was capable of convincing over 5,000 people to sign up for an armed march on Washington, D.C. It does not take much imagination to figure out what could go wrong if just a few dozen armed and angry secessionists show up at state capitols throughout the country.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/29/2075191/leader-of-armed-march-on-washington-calls-for-revolutionary-army-to-topple-government/

What could possibly go wrong?????

Nothing. After all, we are talking about well trained gun owners that know how to handle their firearms. They never make mistakes, right?

Good! Let them all get arrested!

By the way, what is it exactly that they are protesting?!

Read post #8, SciFi ~ this has moved FAR beyond "peaceful protest" into the realm of definitive treason ~

Sooz

By the way, what is it exactly that they are protesting?!

They probably don't even know.

time to roll out the Sedition Act?

The tyranny of the Obama regime, of course.

I think they are protesting for the right to bear arms.

It's more of that "I want the government to let me do what they already let me do".

Just relax, guys! That crazy stuff will all end as soon as we elect a Republican President in 2028.

About the same time the State of Washington delegation reaches the City of Washington battlefield.
I'll bet it's planned that way.

In any case, plenty of time to ask for donations "for the cause".

A march on Washington with loaded rifles

Jeez! The guy's not even creative. We did that 200 years ago. Burned down the White House and went home. No big deal.

ROFLMAO!

This guy reminds me of a spoiled child ~ and none-too-bright since he is handing law enforcement proof of his law-breaking ~ in a clear case of ego trumping smarts, his "Plan B" is just ... dumb ~ Sooz

Organizer Of Armed March Loads Shotgun In Middle Of Washington DC While Warning Of ‘Revolution’
By Rebecca Leber on Jul 5, 2013 at 9:33 am

The libertarian activist Adam Kokesh who called for and then canceled an armed march on Washington uploaded a YouTube video on July 4 that shows him loading a shotgun in the center of Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C, near the White House. In the video, Kokesh cryptically warns, “We will not allow our government to destroy our humanity. We are the final American revolution. See you next Independence Day.”

Watch the video:


It is illegal to openly carry a firearm, much less a loaded one, in the District of Columbia.

Kokesh initially planned to lead a July 4 march on Washington with loaded firearms to advocate for open carry and “to put the government on notice.” When he announced the original armed march on Washington, authorities thoroughly warned against it. But he later abandoned those plans in favor of raising an “army” of secessionist rallies held at state capitols.

Kokesh, who has also compared himself to Gandhi, has even implied violence as the end result. “Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible,” he said in a statement.

The July 4 protests inspired by the gun activist were small in number and attendance. One small protest in Concord, New Hampshire showed a man calling for a revolution with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/07/05/2258631/kokesh-loads-shotgun-dc/

I don't think he's acting like a spoiled child, but like someone who is a little unhinged. He may have delusions of grandeur with paranoia. You can bet the authorities are watching him.

LOL @ the pitiful turnout for state protests. I had a feeling........

This guy talks and acts like some local yahoo's around here. They spew their hate for the government while riding around in their pickemup trucks with a rifle hanging over the back window. Inside their twisted little simple minds they are just looking out for their God given rights and country. You have no idea how sick I am of people like this. They should all be shipped off to some island with no return possible.

So Mr. Bigshotgunowner chickened out, eh