May 052013
 
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Organizer says defying gun ban is "an act of civil disobedience."

from ThinkProgress

"Almost 900 people are RSVPed for a July 4th march on Washington, DC where protesters plan to carry loaded rifles. In DC, openly carrying guns is against the law. But the organizer of the event, libertarian radio host Adam Kokesh, says the march is an act of 'civil disobedience' that attempts to prove gun advocates’ point in the 'SUBTLEST way possible.'

"The event’s Facebook invitation describes the march as a nonviolent demonstration, 'unless the government chooses to make it violent':

"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. …"

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