I Have Neither The Time Nor The Inclination
To Explain Myself To A Man Who Rises And Sleeps
Under The Blanket Of The Very Freedom That I Provide
And Then Questions The Manner In Which I Provide It
---U.S. Marine Corps---



"Invisible Souls ... Leave .308 Holes." - USMC

Alright, my unstable and insatiable lil' journal minions,

UPDATE AT BOTTOM

Word has reached me that there will be an Open Carry March on Washington D.C. on July 4th. The effort is being lead by Libertarian activist and radio host, Adam Kokesh, and the crowd will march with loaded weapons, slung and holstered, and let it be a message to the men on Capital Hill that we will not be coerced nor regulated by any means whatsoever. Jordan linked me to the FaceBook Event's page that contained all the information and the message that would be promoted on that day.

You can read an article about this on CNS News

There are almost 1,000 people (920 for those who want to keep track, watch the end of the journal for the updated number) who are going to go, if you go by the numbers, and close to the same amount of possible attendants. I'm working on seeing if Jordan can go. What we're possibly going to do, if he does go, is have a UStream live stream setup for everyone, who can't go, to view the event at home as he uses his iPad to record it. With that said, here's the message on the FB page (linked above) for everyone to read.

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.

There's a remote chance that there will be violence as there has been from government before, and I think it should be clear that if anyone involved in this event is approached respectfully by agents of the state, they will submit to arrest without resisting. We are truly saying in the SUBTLEST way possible that we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

You are welcome to attend unarmed as a supporter, or armed with a recording device.

We especially invite law enforcement officers to stand with us armed however they feel is appropriate.

If this page gets to 10,000 attendees by June 1st, & we have the critical mass necessary to pull this off, (1,000 actual attendees) we will march. Please spread the word, share this event, & invite all your friends.

When the time and decision comes, on the part of Jordan himself, I'll announce what the plan is and if there will be a stream. The event is supposedly going to go all day long, so there would probably be short intervals of time off for the camera. That aside, one commenter on the page let this comment loose and I believe everyone should read it and learn well.

I will, unfortunately, not be able to attend, which is a shame. I would love to go, but I would definitely not without IBA. That event could get very hairy if something happened and body armor would be an extreme plus. All it would take was one rowdy peacenik to jump someone and then it would be on. If you can't or don't want to go with a gun, then go with a camera! Take photos and video! Send that shit to me! I want to see what happens up there.

I urge you to share this. On your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, deviantArt, what have you. I would love to see more than 1,000 people end up going. I would love to see 10,000 or so go and be seen making a statement against the government. Get peoples attention and show them that things are happening. I plan on sharing this with a number of firearms politics groups and intel sources to get more of the word out myself. I urge you to do the same. Send it to your representatives and get them to support it. Hell, if any of you are from Kansas, send it to Brownback! Haha

Here's the thing about this event. This could be the defining moment in United States history, after the Revolution that got us our freedom as a Republic. This event could be what leads to freedom's downfall or ultimate uprising. Peace and being left alone or another revolution for our freedom and for our country. This could open Obama's eyes that we will not be stepped on --- that we are too many and they are too few --- or one purposeful instigator could bring us to having to fight our government for control of our very own lives. This is history being made. On July 4th. A very fitting and appropriate date to do it on.

Something else, though. I've been noticing a lot more of these photos going around in FaceBook and whatnot. Pictures of armed, camouflaged and PERSEC'd personnel who are doing their own little revolts against the government. Showing them that they are not afraid and are willing to do what they have to in an effort to stop the government's over-reaching hands. This photo came from Iron Hammer Armory's FB.



That, right there, is telling the government that they aren't afraid. And I whole-heartedly support it. That aside and like I've said, more and more of those photos have been showing up. People are becoming aware of what's going on around them and are setting up for the worst, just in case.

Anyway, I leave you with this knowledge. Pass it around. Get people's attention. The count is now 951 Going and 918 Maybes. Let's see more people get on that list!

UPDATE AS FOLLOWS BELOW

D.C. Metro Police issued a statement, this from Politico, that any and all armed protestors will be detained upon arrival into the Washington D.C. Metro area. "Passing into the District of Columbia with loaded firearms is a violation of the law and we'll have to treat it as such," Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier stated to News Channel 8. Kokesh, the leader of this illegal march (counts as three violations, by the way: protesting without permits and open carry of a firearm and carry of a loaded firearm inside the District of "Criminals" [as Kokesh states in a playback on the video]), stated that he would be in contact with the MPDC (Metropolitan Police Department of Washington D.C.), though Lanier has yet to hear or receive this call.

D.C. Metro, though, conceded that unloaded and stowed/checked carry of handguns is legal inside the WMATA AMTRAK lines. However, concealed and loaded carry is legal in the surrounding areas, granted if you are CHL approved. That from the Examiner. It will all depend on the jurisdiction where one is stopped in, per the norm. The link provided goes on to describe the differences, which I will also list;

WMATA publicly acknowledged that gun carry on the DC Metro system is not banned, but merely governed by the laws of each of the three member jurisdictions: Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

D.C.: Gun Carry in Public Generally Banned
Virginia: Open Carry Is Allowed Without Permit, Concealed Requires CHL
Maryland: CHL Permitted Personnel May Concealed or Open-Carry</span></span>

I will say that there will be a target rich environment for police to pick up citizens carrying. Regardless of what the law states, I still stand with the group and what they're doing. I want to see what happens.

It should also be known that due to certain events where Jordan is, he will not be able to attend and live-stream any video for us at the event. So, if anyone is looking to step up, I'd be glad to hear it and we'll see if we can't get a live-stream set-up to view on.

That is all.