April 19th looks to be a big day for gun rights. On the 235th anniversary of the "shot heard 'round the world," the Washington Monument grounds in D.C. will be the scene of the Second Amendment March (actually more a rally than a "march"), from 10 AM to 4 PM (also discussed here).

Follow the link for much more information. For those who can't make it all the way to Washington, click here for developing information on coordinated state marches.

What I really want to talk about, though, is another event on April 19th--not at all far from the main march in D.C. itself. I refer to the Restore the Constitution Rally, mustering at Ft. Hunt National Park, and from there, moving to Gravelly Point Park--only about a mile from the D.C National Mall.

Why a separate rally, near D.C., but not in it? Because the point of the Restore the Constitution Rally is for it to be a visibly (peaceably) armed
rally, which would, of course, be more than a little illegal in
D.C.--and an argument can still be made for the idea that the time for
open (very open) defiance of gun laws has not yet arrived.

WIth that in mind, event organizers have drawn up a set of "Rules of (non) Engagement," to avoid trouble. If you plan to attend, read those rules, learn them, know them, become one with them--we haven't quite exhausted the first three boxes yet.

In other activism news, I wish health and logistics were not preventing my participation in Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) today, but I am grateful for the people who are making it the success I know it will be..