Armed March on Washington D.C.- Not a recreation of the War of 1812

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**Easy E**

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/gun-advocate-says-armed-march-on-washington-will-be-totally

Gun Advocate Says Armed March On Washington Will Be Totally Safe

WASHINGTON — The libertarian activist and radio host planning a thousands-strong armed march on Washington this summer says the event will be perfectly safe and that the participants won't resist violently if stopped by police.

The District of Columbia has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. Although individuals can now own guns within the city limits, it remains difficult to obtain a permit. Loaded weapons being transported across state lines into the city by unlicensed out-of-state residents would likely be treated as a highly provocative and illegal act by police.

"If they do, then we'll either peacefully submit to arrest in order to make a court case out of it or we'll turn back," said Adam Kokesh, a libertarian activist and former candidate for Congress in New Mexico, in an interview with BuzzFeed on Monday. "We're not going to resist government by force in any way."

"It's all going to be very well choreographed," Kokesh said.

The march is planned for July 4 and will circle through D.C.: "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," Kokesh wrote on the Facebook page for the event.

Kokesh, a prominent Ron Paul supporter and 9/11 truther who made headlines during the 2012 campaign for publicly musing about assassinating Mitt Romney, said he couldn't say how many people the march will include. "I couldn't say right now because it's so viral," he said. On the Facebook page, he wrote that the march would go ahead with 1,000 marchers; Kokesh said it has passed that point and the march is definitely a go.

Kokesh, who owns "about a dozen" guns, said there will be strict rules for how participants can carry their guns. Those with long guns must keep them slung across their back.

"It'll be an AR-15 across my back, and that's gonna be a strictly enforced protocol in order to be part of what we're doing," Kokesh said.

He said other pro-gun bigwigs might show up as well.

"I did an interview for the Alex Jones show today, and he said that he was hoping to be there but didn't make the commitment," Kokesh said.

Though Kokesh feels "that I'm going to be a lot safer at this event than I would be on the streets of Chicago," he can't fully guarantee that no one in the group will do anything dangerous.

"No, but that's never true, and that's one of the realities in our daily lives," he said. "We largely do trust the people around us to not kill us. Human life is really fragile."

The march's Facebook page promises "coordination with D.C. law enforcement prior to the event," and invites "law enforcement officers to stand with us armed however they feel is appropriate."

Despite the event's clear political bent, Kokesh says he hasn't been paying attention to the fate of gun control measures in Congress.

"I'm not really a congressional handicapper," he said. "I haven't been following Congress too close."

What could possibly go wrong?

**LordofHats**

What could possibly go wrong you ask?

Kokesh, a prominent Ron Paul supporter and 9/11 truther

A great many things.

**hotsauceman1**

Im placing my bets now
15 gun related accidents
13 people holding a gun while drunk
23 arrest from what people say where their constitutional right to bear arms, but is actually something unrelated(Like A pot bust)
1 man running around naked with his rifle who is named "Sarah"

**kronk**

gak man. That's a slow family reunion for me...

**Frazzled**

Walking, thats sounds like effort.

**hotsauceman1**

Armed scooters?

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kronk wrote:
gak man. That's a slow family reunion for me...

Is your gun named sarah?

**Jihadin**

Nothing wrong with naming your weapons. My M4 name Isabella Saprano.....and my personnel M4 is name Allie Sin

**whembly**

Jihadin wrote:
Nothing wrong with naming your weapons. My M4 name Isabella Saprano.....and my personnel M4 is name Allie Sin

Good names

!

**Frazzled**

Jihadin wrote:
Nothing wrong with naming your weapons. My M4 name Isabella Saprano.....and my personnel M4 is name Allie Sin

Oh yea. Big Brother, Brownie, Baby, and Big Baby are all names assigned by Genghis Connie and She Who Must Be Obeyed to various pistols. They seem to have a fascination with the letter "B."

**Dreadclaw69**

LordofHats wrote:
What could possibly go wrong you ask?

Kokesh, a prominent Ron Paul supporter and 9/11 truther

A great many things.

Did you forget;

"I did an interview for the Alex Jones show today, and he said that he was hoping to be there but didn't make the commitment," Kokesh said.

?

**LordofHats**

I stopped reading after the 9/11 truther part. Good to know it was a wise decision.

**rubiksnoob**

This sounds like a brilliant idea.

**Frazzled**

On the positive, there will probably be almost no chance of mugging on their trip....

**azazel the cat**

"No, but that's never true, and that's one of the realities in our daily lives," he said. "We largely do trust the people around us to not kill us. Human life is really fragile."

Which is totally why he carries a gun on him all the time. For... defense?

**Jihadin**

Well....lets worry after they get a license to protest...seriously....already stated having weapons on them before they even apply for a protest license/permit....this is a lose/lose for both sides if it gets out of hand....

**dogma**

"It's all going to be very well choreographed," Kokesh said.

Generally when you're trying to make a "serious" statement you don't want to tell everyone that its just a performance.

**Jihadin**

Is it me or is it obviuos that he's like challenging DC cops

**Pacific**

Frazzled wrote:
On the positive, there will probably be almost no chance of mugging on their trip....

.. But how well will it protect them from a redcoat ambush from the bushes, followed by a cavalry charge? That is why you chaps all own guns isn't it?

**Dreadclaw69**

Jihadin wrote:
Is it me or is it obviuos that he's like challenging DC cops

Sounds like he's planning to engage in some lawfare.

**whembly**

To me... this seems like a totally wrong way to push for your rights. I don't agree with it.

**Dreadclaw69**

whembly wrote:
To me... this seems like a totally wrong way to push for your rights. I don't agree with it.

Pretty much. It's just needless provocation, and riding the law as close to the line as you can without breaking it in the hope someone opposed to you overreacts.

**Breotan**

I thought the War of 1812 was a march on Montreal that started off with the surrender of Detroit?

**KalashnikovMarine**

This is stupid. On many levels.

**Hordini**

The pro-gun side just won a pretty big victory. I wish they'd just give it a rest for a bit and not risk giving the anti-gun side more ammo.

**purplefood**

It doesn't sound like a plan which inspires confidence in either its probability for success or the mind who conjured it...

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Hordini wrote:
The pro-gun side just won a pretty big victory. I wish they'd just give it a rest for a bit and not risk giving the anti-gun side more ammo.

Ironic...
I think...

**Ahtman**

**Frazzled**

dogma wrote:
"It's all going to be very well choreographed," Kokesh said.

Generally when you're trying to make a "serious" statement you don't want to tell everyone that its just a performance.

Oh come on, a drill time ensemble would be fun. Just don't drop a rifle... OH CRAP! BANG!

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Pacific wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
On the positive, there will probably be almost no chance of mugging on their trip....

.. But how well will it protect them from a redcoat ambush from the bushes, followed by a cavalry charge? That is why you chaps all own guns isn't it?

When you're armed with a Mossberg Persuader, you're not worried about cavalry.

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Good thing I didn't vote for either Obama or Romney.

**timetowaste85**

Jihadin wrote:
Nothing wrong with naming your weapons. My M4 name Isabella Saprano.....and my personnel M4 is name Allie Sin

And does your M4 have 3-stars on each side of its belly too?

Well, now we know what pornstars you and I both enjoy watching...

**KalashnikovMarine**

My M-16's name was Belladonna... I was going for the "deadly night shade/beautiful woman" thing. totally didn't know that it was a pornstar who specialized in the freaky gak.

**Dreadclaw69**

So is it a common trend to name your firearm after a pornstar?