Adam Kokesh Calls for New American Revolution

At state capitols across the country on July 4

Adam Kokesh, a pro-gun activist and libertarian radio host who attracted scrutiny earlier this month for calling his supporters to march on Washington, D.C. with illegally displayed firearms, has decided that such a demonstration isn't sufficient. In a statement released last week, Kokesh ramped up his calls for action, urging supporters to take part in a "new American revolution" at state capitols nationwide on July 4.

"This revolution has been brewing in the hearts and minds of the people for many years, but this Independence Day, it shall take a new form as the American Revolutionary Army will march on each state capital to demand that the governors of these 50 states immediately initiate the process of an orderly dissolution of the federal government through secession and reclamation of federally held property," Kokesh wrote, before appearing to suggest that there could soon be a time to trade in the calls for non-violent protest in favor of something more extreme. "Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible."

He later read the manifesto on his radio program, after being released from jail. He had been held after an arrest on charges of assaulting a federal officer at a marijuana rally earlier this month. In a Facebook post, Kokesh claimed to have had the charges reduced to citations before being discharged from jail.