Adam Kokesh is not our friend. He’s an attention-seeker of the first order, and he’s not above doing whatever it takes to see his face in the media. His latest dumb idea is to stage an open-carry march on Washington, DC this July 4th.
Since it’s illegal to carry firearms in the District, Kokesh’s march constitutes conspiracy to commit a felony. There’s a very good potential for a clash with law enforcement, and it only takes one of these cranks to fire off a round before things turn truly awful for them.
Which means they’ll turn awful for all of us. This event will in no way change any politician’s mind about the 2nd Amendment. It will in no way help our image or our cause in the eyes of the general public.
There’s been a constant campaign afoot to portray supporters of gun rights as mentally-incompetent, dangerous yahoos, and this is only going to feed right into that.