Others deliver Meals on Wheels, volunteer with refugees, and are involved in other community projects. In 2019, an anarchist whom police claimed had previously associated with the Puget Sound chapter of the group attempted to carry out a terroristic act on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility before he was fatally shot by police officers. John Brown 1800-1859, PBS, accessed September 1, 2020. states. [48] Redneck Revolt and Kessler signed consent decrees to end paramilitary activity in Charlottesville to resolve the lawsuit when they were left as the only defendants in early July 2018. The original club was active between 2002 and 2008, but it has since given rise to spinoff groups such as the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. That's why Redneck Revolt was named as a defendant, and why they remain in the suit". [8], Many of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club members participate in other left-wing groups in the region and actively seeks collaboration with communities of color, indigenous communities, LGBTQ communities, all kinds of workers (from sex workers to tech workers), poor communities, houseless and migrant communities, religious minorities, those harmed by state violence (including prisons), and organizations whose stated goals align with our goals. It has a contact form on its website for organizers to get in touch with them if they desire its security services for their events, or if they want trainings and lessons in concealed pistol license assistance. [9], Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club joined with other left-wing organizations such as Labor Solidarity, Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party in counterprotesting a Patriot Prayer rally in Seattle. "[52] Rothschild argued that while Redneck Revolt members see both anti-racism and bearing arms as part of a strategy of aiding marginalized people, media representations tend to depict them "as an oxymoronas if gun carrying and anti-racism are not two positions, but two opposing poles. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. [7] There is no official count of the number of chapters,[26] but as of December 2017 the group had around 45 such local chapters across more than 30 U.S. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. We will not go back. [11] Administrative and communications activities are divided equally along lines of gender. Nazis Go to East Palestine Ohio to Exploit the Railroad Disaster, Bullsh*t on Parade: Fake Anti-War Rally a Flop, but Neo-Nazis were Fine with That, Portrait of a Punkass: How Joey Gibson Settled an Antifascist Lawsuit & Told the World He is a Damned Liar. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. An individual that was handing out flyers for the group and who identified himself as Duke Aaron told the left-of-center Southern Poverty Law Center, If the far-right is going to show up with weapons, we show up with weapons. [10], In July 2019, a former member of the Puget Sound chapter, 69-year-old Willem Van Spronsen, was shot and killed by police officers after he allegedly hurled Molotov cocktails at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington. x The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club offers firearms classes and distributes literature at community events around Washington, including at the Anarchist Book Fair and other events aligned with the groups far-left ideology. Redneck Revolt's statement said the march aligned with their "belief in the right to community self-determination and self-defense". The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/24/republicans-civil-war-midterms/, https://www.salon.com/2022/07/27/doomsday-nearly-half-of-strong-republicans-believe-its-almost-time-for-armed-violence/. We are teachers, loggers, artists, and farmers. doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. [50] Gabriel Kuhn responded to Ignatiev in a 2018 article. [2] The original John Brown Gun Club was active from 2002 to 2008. Accessed October 7, 2022. It is also about whether the Dallas Voice is a newspaper or a public relations firm for the Cedar Springs establishment. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 21, 2022, 3:57 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1561442268388671488. The John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. Redneck Revolt is an American far-left socialist[1] political group[1][2][3] that organizes predominantly among white working-class people. This event is to publicly denounce the Klan, their beliefs, and show that we will not back down". On 8/28 about two dozen Christian Fascists including Proud Boys and Militia came to attack a drag brunch in Roanoke, TX. . [23] In May 2018, a member said that at least one third of the group's membership were women, people of color or non-binary people. x It had increased to 4,281 followers by July 26, 2022. [41] The lawsuit identified Redneck Revolt and the Socialist Rifle Association, an anti-fascist group that defends working-class people's right to bear arms, as "private militia groups [that] helped create and secure a staging area for counter-protestors". The subscription is FREE. *Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC.x The Steel City John Brown Gun Club had 3,248 followers as of September 1, 2020. https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, This is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive. They, quite obviously, make us less safe. Nov 22, 22 Report Back on Community Defense of Story Hour in Denton, TX Report from Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club on recent defense of a community event in so-called Denton, Texas. You can use the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive to save webpages which have a risk of disappearing so a permanent record will be kept. [17] A spokesperson for the Phoenix, Arizona John Brown Gun Club said in April 2017 that the group includes anarchists, communists, libertarians and Republicans. Unlike other groups under the Antifa umbrella, Gun Club members typically do not cover their faces to maintain the appearance of an open, lawful organization rather than a militia. x. John Brown was a 19th-century abolitionist who was part of the Underground Railroad and helped create the League of Gileadites, which helped protect escaped enslaved people from slave catchers. Accessed November 7, 2022. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. The Dallas Voice doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. [36], At the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 1112, 2017, several Redneck Revolt chapters provided armed security and medical assistance for counter-protesters. . https://archive.org/, https://web.archive.org/web/20221031122236/https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D. Here they are reporting on the attack on Plano Pride. I don't want to call out specific groups and create drama; but the one in the county south of us turned into an SRA chapter and the one to the north of us has banned any interactions with the SRA. Copyright 2023 InfluenceWatch. Formed in 2017, the Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club is a leftist working class community defense organization based in and serving the communities of Rhode Island. This militia previously brought armed members and an armored Technical to UNT campus to intimidate students. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. Claudia Koerner, Police Shot And Killed An Armed Man Allegedly Attempting To Set Fire To An ICE Detention Facility, BuzzFeed News, last updated July 14, 2019. We need to be ready to rapidly respond to the armed right wing threat that menaces our communities. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. We may sound familiar you may have heard of other John Brown Gun Clubs in the news. [11][34] In September 2017, Redneck Revolt supported the Juggalo March on Washington, a protest by juggalos against their designation as a gang. Antifascists blocked his path and he attempted to barrel through them. didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://medium.com/@efjbgc.x The Gun Clubs presence at protests across the United States has garnered international media attention. * Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020, https://www.flatlandkc.org/news-issues/left-wing-groups-take-up-arms-in-name-of-abolitionist-john-brown/.x The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas, in particular, has taken a hard anti-police position, casting all police as mass shooters who harass minorities and seek out excuse to unload their weapons. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 21, 2022, 11:48 a.m.. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 4:08 p.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 28, 2022, 1:13 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 18, 2022, 1:39 p.m.. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 9, 2022, 7:38 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 8, 2022, 11:15 a.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, July 8, 2022, 9:48 p.m.. DMV John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, June 30, 2022, 12:56 a.m.. Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, May 30, 2022, 12:52 p.m.. Cedar Breaks John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 28, 2021, 4:11 p.m.. Spokane John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 29, 2020, 5:16 a.m.. Spokane John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 8, 2020, 7:05 p.m.. On Willem Van Spronsens Action against the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, CrimethInc, July 14, 2019, Radicalization, Prevention, and Rehabilitation, White Supremacy Groups in the United States, Far-Left Extremist Groups in the United States, Radicalization / Prevention / Rehabilitation. Dee Ferrel & John Fournace have been spotted otg with Kelly Neidert at the Plano event center. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. * PSJBGC at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair 2019!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 16, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; See Us Today at Debbie Bookchin's Speaking Tour!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, November 2, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. https://crimethinc.com/2019/07/14/on-willem-van-spronsens-action-against-the-northwest-detention-center-in-tacoma-including-the-full-text-of-his-final-statement. [7][11] Van Sant wrote in March 2018 that "[t]hrough patient dialogue and popular education, several Redneck Revolt chapters have been able to challenge the white nationalist ideologies of these right-wing libertarian militias and flip them away from anti-immigrant and pro-capitalist positions". Accessed November 7, 2022. He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. The group has frequently been invited to demonstrations to serve as security against rightwing aggression by other left-wing protestors. Just like Denver., Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 18, 2022: Cops sure look uncomfortable when theyre caught doing their everyday duties of upholding a violent capitalist system that throws families out on the street and then chases them around smashing their shelter until they die., Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 28, 2022: Never forget, merely the threat of violence, the demonstration of the CAPACITY for violence is enough to keep most fascists and cops in check. Its members train at a gun range regularly and holds workshops to train its members in firearm use. It is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters and PGH Mutual Aid and fundraises with them. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club is still fighting anti-drag show protesters. If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms. The Guardian, July 22, 2019. WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. John Brown Gun Club is a name shared by dozens of groups who have similar goals, and who participate in similar activities, but we speak on behalf of only ourselves: we are not affiliated with any other John Brown Gun Clubs. I don't want to call out specific groups and create drama; but the one in the county south of us turned into an SRA chapter and the one to the north of us has banned any interactions with the SRA. Nov 22, 22 Report Back on Community Defense of Story Hour in Denton, TX Report from Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club on recent defense of a community event in so-called Denton, Texas. Devon Douglas-Bowers, WHITE WORKERS RESISTING CAPITALISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY: AN INTERVIEW WITH REDNECK REVOLT, Redneck Revolt, July 29, 2016. x, The John Brown Gun Club chapters act independently and have no formal hierarchy. Accessed November 7, 2022. Kuhn argued that "organizations with the aim to primarily mobilize and organize among the white working class are mandatory if we don't want to simply abandon this part of the population and hand it to the right on a silver platter". [8] Van Sant concluded that "[t]he case of Redneck Revolt suggests there are promising alternatives to Trumpism emanating from the U.S. countryside too often ignored by the U.S. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html. [3], The original John Brown Gun Club grew out of the Kansas Mutual Aid Collective in Lawrence, Kansas. . Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. Psjbgc.org. We hope to incite a movement amongst working people that works toward the total liberation of all working people, regardless of skin color, religious background, sexual orientation, gender, country of birth, or any other division that bosses and politicians have used to fragment movements for social, political, and economic freedom. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. [4] Dave Strano, a founding member, has argued:[1]. https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. [22] Members also support the Black Lives Matter movement. Nov 22, 22 Report Back on Community Defense of Story Hour in Denton, TX Report from Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club on recent defense of a community event in so-called Denton, Texas. Nearly half of "strong Republicans" believe it's almost time for armed violence,. Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Betsy de Vos, George Soros, Donald Trump, and need I go on? WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. 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