Anti-government gun-toting wingnuts to rally against government in national park

A group called Restore the Constitution will be holding an open-carry rally in sight of the Capitol. Protesting what they call "President Obama's insistence on and the Democratic Congress's capitulation to a "totalitarian socialism" that tramples individual rights", they'll be there will the full cooperation of the U.S. Park Police, through which they applied for a permit.

Washington Post

When they stand on the river banks Monday and preach an activism that sounds to some like sedition, the armed demonstrators will have the full support of the federal government they fear, carefully detailed in the 26-page event permit , complete with the existing gun regulations of both Virginia and the Department of the Interior and a commitment to provide snow fencing, barricades and bike racks for the event.

"We handle tens of thousands of demonstrations of a First Amendment nature annually," said Dave Schlosser, spokesmen for the U.S. Park Police, "and we are handling this event no differently than any of the others. We assess what their needs are to allow us to facilitate a safe and successful demonstration, so they can exercise their rights to free speech and free assembly without interference."

Right.

Because the revolutionaries at Lexington and Concord first applied for permits - while presenting valid ID - to use Lexington Green on April 19th from 2 until 7 am. And they also asked the British troops to kindly set up fencing and bike racks. And porta-potties.

Viva la Revolution!