Gun-toting, foul-mouthed Pa. chief won't back down

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

GILBERTON, Pa. (AP) Police Chief Mark Kessler expects to be fired for posting incendiary videos in which he ranted obscenely about the Second Amendment and liberals while spraying machine-gun fire with borough-owned weapons.

But Kessler, whose pro-gun videos have garnered hundreds of thousands of views online, has no intention of going away quietly.

This week, Kessler posted another potty-mouthed video in which he displayed paper targets with scary-looking clowns on them, dubbed "Eric" and "Danny." Those happen to be the first names of Council President Daniel Malloy and Vice President Eric Boxer, whom he has attacked on his website.

Patting an assault rifle, Kessler said, "This is the friend that Eric's going to meet today." After firing a volley at the target, he said, "Eric got a couple rounds to the head."

In an earlier video, Kessler savaged Secretary of State John Kerry as a "traitor" over a U.S.-backed international arms treaty. "COME AND TAKE IT!" he screamed, firing a machine gun.

Kessler said he posted that video and others like it partly out of frustration, and partly in an effort to get people to pay attention to an issue he holds dear: the erosion of Second Amendment and other constitutional rights.

Now that he's achieved a measure of notoriety for his obscenity-filled rants against government tyranny and people he calls "libtards," Kessler said he worries the federal government will try to silence him. He predicted chaos if that happens.

"God help them if something should happen to me," he said. "I believe that could spark the next American Revolution."

Kessler insisted he's "not calling for anybody to take up arms against our government."

But he also warned the government would be in a fight if it ever tried to take away his guns.

"I would resist," he said. "I'd fight for freedom, and if it cost me my life, then so be it."

The FBI said it's aware of the police chief and his videos.

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[GandD 5,966]

I hoped we would see more of this guy.

[kytwell 179]

I love Pennsylvania! We have it all here. Just 2 hours away from Gilberton there's a Court Clerk in Montgomery COunty giving out same sex marriage licenses in defiance of the law. Then we have this Police Chief acting defiant. We're all defiant here.

[GandD 5,966]

Defiant would not be my word of choice for this guy.

[Danno 1,228]

Clearly the man is not fit for public service, who would even let this guy lead a Boy Scout troop?

but if the people in his area want him, I guess that is there prerogative.

[GandD 5,966]

I don't think police chiefs are elected are they? Sheriff's are we know.

[mota bhai 2,675]

PA is full of weirdos.

[kytwell 179]

PA is full of weirdos.

Don't be hating on the greatest Commonwealth in the United States.

[GandD 5,966]

He's not hating on Kentucky.

[kytwell 179]

He's not hating on Kentucky.

We call the parts in between Philly and Pittsburgh...Pennsyltucky

[GandD 5,966]

We call the parts in between Philly and Pittsburgh...Pennsyltucky

Yeah I've heard that. Jerks.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Pittsburgh is part of Pennsyltucky. We call it sh1tsburgh for a reason.

[RGinWA 816]

I love that guy...he's a gem.

Gun worship is an awesome form of hysteria in this country.

[Danno 1,228]

I love that guy...he's a gem.

Gun worship is an awesome form of hysteria in this country.

If only gun owners had "pride" parades where they could ride floats and show off what they have.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If only gun owners had "pride" parades where they could ride floats and show off what they have.

The nutters don't have much. That is why they are compensating.