Open Carry Rally in DC

[HoneyBadger]

I like the point they are trying to make, but it's obvious that this could end very very very badly. I don't think it will help our cause. 99.9% of legal gun owners are law-abiding citizens and we need to help the sheeple understand that. I think this will only show gun owners in a bad light. I'm all for opposing unconstitutional laws on principle, but is it worth getting arrested with felony charges, or possible injured or killed at this stage of the game?

[brokenscout]

Agreed, can you imagine if 100,000 showed up armed in DC(besides the gang banger that live there)

Being a pussy never got anyone anywhere. I'm not directly involved and have nothing on the line, so I'm all for it.

[tmleadr03]

Agreed, can you imagine if 100,000 showed up armed in DC(besides the gang banger that live there)

I would want to be on the inside of the crowd with an easy way to conceal my pistol if shit went down.

[HoneyBadger]

Even 10,000 would be enough to literally take over and occupy DC. (Not at all advocating this or anything violent, of course.) Last year, there were over 600,000 hunters in the state of PA. Can you image in every hunter and shooter in the country all marched on DC? I don't think we could fit.

[islandermyk]

Here's an article on it.

http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/05/14679-armed-march-on-d-c-announced-for-july-4th-police-to-arrest-gun-carriers/

[clublights]

I wonder if MLK or Rosa Parks had had the internet if their friends woulda talked them out of doing it too ..................

[Sawin]

Here's an article on it.

http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/05/14679-armed-march-on-d-c-announced-for-july-4th-police-to-arrest-gun-carriers/

My opinion on this as well as open carry in general, is clear and summarized with this one quote from the above article.


"the Second Amendment is intended for defensive action, not offensive demagoguery."

[Stvros]

Couple of interesting points raised in the article that shows the complete idiocy of a stunt like this, I mean really, whats the fucking point ?

1. "Kokesh’s planned march is a bad idea from start to finish. The Founders did not intend for citizens to use their Second Amendment rights to engage in theater – and, moreover, theater that carries the very real risk that someone will shout “Fire!” This is not civil disobedience, this is deliberate provocation, and things will go badly if someone is provoked."
2. "Of course, speaking of theater, Kokesh’s July 4th invitation may be nothing more than a commercial intended to raise his profile now that he’s thrown his hat in the ring as a Republican candidate for Congress in New Mexico. One hopes that conservatives who are excited by his demagoguery remember that Kokesh used to parade around with an upside-down American flag and traveled to Germany to try to convince soldiers to abandon their posts."

[ChunkyMonkey]

Last thing we need is for few over zealous gun right folks to make an over the top statement. The left media will be all over this.

[brokenscout]

Ok I think it will be better if we do nothing and let them come take our Rights 1 by 1