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Organized by self-described , the rally鈥檚 stated purpose is to openly defy , known as Initiative 594, which requires background checks for guns sold by private gun owners.

鈥淲e will rally at the capitol, openly exchange guns, unveil and plan to break apart the entire legislation and violate I-594 in every possible way. 鈥� We will buy and sell guns from whom we please, we will not submit to background checks, we will not give up our rights, WE WILL NOT comply,鈥� the .

The organizers claim that 5,000 gun owners will attend, but the source of that figure is unclear and historically such rallies have drawn considerably smaller crowds. It also remains unclear if the rally even has a permit, typically required for demonstrations on Capitol grounds.

Seim, when told by state officials that a permit wasn鈥檛 available because another group had already been given a permit for that date, responded : 鈥淔irst let鈥檚 be clear. We are not asking for your 鈥榓uthorization鈥� and we鈥檙e not 鈥榓pplying鈥� to the State. We are allowing them the opportunity to work with us. I did in fact clearly inform you we would be gathering on the main lawn right from the start and there was no doubt about where I meant. What I have outlined is what we ARE doing. 鈥� We informed you of the plan out of courtesy. You can work with us, or you can play games.鈥�

It is uncler clear if the activities that occur Saturday will actually break any laws, and they do not expect to make any arrests at the rally.

The rally鈥檚 scheduled speakers include Mack, a longtime militia darling who with his involvement in the standoff with federal agents at Bundy鈥檚 Nevada ranch, where Ammon Bundy also became well-known as for his family. At one point in the standoff, after law enforcement officials say he tried to kick a police dog.

, a cofounder of the so-called 鈥淚II Percent鈥� Movement, was also at the Bundy ranch but is perhaps best known for through the windows of Democrats鈥� offices in March 2010 to protest the passage of the Affordable Care Act. In recent weeks he has toured states where gun control laws have been passed to promote the 鈥淚 Will Not Comply鈥� concept.

鈥淚 have gone around the country breaking (and encouraging others to break) unconstitutional state laws such as those recently passed in CT, NY, MD, CO and now, Washington State,鈥� he . 鈥淚 have smuggled, and facilitated the smuggling of, standard capacity magazines in violation of those laws and dared the authorities of those states to do anything about it.鈥�

Washington state Rep. Elizabeth Scott, R-Monroe, an arch-conservative who has aligned herself closely with antigovernment activists, is also among the scheduled speakers. for arch-conservative positions during her first two years in the House, including federal cleanup efforts at that occurred in Snohomish County in March.

The Oath Keepers, a group of retired military and police personnel fearful of the New World Order, urging members to attend. However, a number of the state鈥檚 leading anti-gun control organizations, including the National Rifle Association and Alan Gottlieb鈥檚 Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, have declined either to endorse or participate in the rally.

Seim recently issued a final appeal to the reluctant gun owners: 鈥淚'm sad to report that nearly ALL gun rights and show groups and even some patriot groups have NOT supported America's courageous stand for liberty on the 13^th,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淲e the people in mass are standing tall, but those that should be standing with us are silent. I ask patriots to contact groups tomorrow and invite them to stand with us.鈥�