This sense of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and informs the other elements of our work. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. WebJohn Brown Gun Club is an anti-capitalist, revolutionary-activist organization that advocates for gun rights from a left-wing perspective and seeks to radicalize the rural working class. This is the Dallas Voice reporting on what happened. He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. [25] Members often view the practice of openly carrying guns as a political statement that intimidates opponents and affirms gun rights. [7] The group's name also refers to the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain[11] and the red bandanas worn by members emulate those worn by striking coal-miners during that conflict. It is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Union of Regional Renters and PGH Mutual Aid and fundraises with them. He set his car on fire and threw incendiary devices at propane tanks on the facilitys grounds. Therefore, beyond our roles in the GMJBGC, many of us participate actively in the greater community. * Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020, https://www.redneckrevolt.org/; Cecilia Saixue Watt, Redneck Revolt: the armed leftwing group that wants to stamp out fascism, Guardian (London), July 11, 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/11/redneck-revolt-guns-anti-racism-fascism-far-left. The following probably frightens the Dallas Voices advertisers. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. We have cut and split cords of firewood for people in need. [21] In September 2017, a member said: "It's not about seizing the gun culture or becoming obsessed about guns. I think it is because the Dallas Voice didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. They were on the strip protecting the community way back on June 4th. We need to be ready to rapidly respond to the armed right wing threat that menaces our communities. Get the latest news on extremism and counter-extremism delivered to your inbox. Its no surprise the defense industry is full of fascists, but the fact theyre not hiding it anymore tells us they believe this is good marketing. The following is a screen capture incase the tweet disappears. https://twitter.com/SPKJBGC/status/1299637136996663297. [23] Redneck Revolt does not have leaders[12] and does not offer a detailed blueprint for political action. Their event training people to harass school districts runs until 130. *Steel City John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/SteelCityJBGC.x The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas has one of the networks largest Twitter followings with 16,800 as of August 31, 2022. [1], The group's website includes statements in opposition to capitalism, the nation state, white supremacy and "the wars of the rich" and advocates a "right of militant resistance". [9] They describe their purpose as follows:[9]. Learn how your comment data is processed. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in https://t.co/L5dpDOhfr6, Pakistani-government forces and the Afghan Taliban traded cross-border fire yesterday, a day after Afghanistans mi https://t.co/t6GCNU0KAO. * Kim Kelly, If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms, Guardian (London), July 22, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms.x, https://psjbgc.org/ http://www.midmojbgc.org/, Facebook (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club) (deleted), Twitter (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Steel City John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Spokane John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Connecticut John Brown Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Bay State John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Elm Fork John Brown Club), Twitter (Green Mountain John Brown Club), Twitter (PDX John Brown Club), Twitter (Cedar Breaks John Brown Club), Twitter (DMV John Brown Club), Twitter (John Brown Mountaineer Gun Club), Medium (Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club), Gun Club chapters do not publish their membership numbers. Below will be a regularly updated list of fascist/racist violence and threats, police brutality, and the bigotry of public officials. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. So what is the point of reporting all this? doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. Protestors have not been allowed inside https://t.co/zeTIpjvDLY, An armed group of defenders of LGBTQ+ marched down Cedar Spring on June 24, 2022 and there is no reporting of this significant event, watched by 218,000 people, by the, A seriously significant group has become an agent in the ongoing struggle about drag shows and. Accessed November 7, 2022. Facebook (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Connecticut John Brown Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (John Brown Mountaineer Gun Club), http://www.midmojbgc.org/2020/08/20/the-great-fb-purge-of-2020/. [8] The John Brown Gun Club sought to "demystify" firearms and to distinguish their commitment to community self-defense from clandestine groups that advocated guerrilla warfare. WebAs the nationwide network of Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club branches continues to grow, we are working hard to ensure each branch has training, resources, outreach materials, and the ability to help arm and outfit other liberatory community defense projects in * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club Leaves Redneck Revolt Network, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, January 23, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/.x Other independent John Brown Gun Clubs have since organized. 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. It wont be a complete list, but it will show why solidarity is key., Willem Van Spronsen, final statement, July 2019: Fascism serves the needs of the state serves the needs of business and at your expense. We see this as part of our work, because this revolution is happening everywhere, every day, in every act of solidarity with our ever-intertwined communities. About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. left". https://dallasvoice.com/drag-in-the-suburbs/. [21] The practice of openly carrying firearms and a shared interest in guns has led to dialogs with right-wing militias. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022. [17], The group supports gun rights[1][16][24] and runs firearms training events. Accessed November 7, 2022. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". [3], The original John Brown Gun Club grew out of the Kansas Mutual Aid Collective in Lawrence, Kansas. [1][4][5][6] Founding member Dave Strano was previously part of the Kansas Mutual Aid Network which was involved in organizing protests against the Republican National Convention in 2004, in relation to which he and others began to train with firearms and engage in Second Amendment advocacy. We hope to never need to act on that capacity, and we train so we wont miss if we have to., DMV John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 18, 2022: Fuck Jason Bagshaw. Accessed November 7, 2022. Steel City John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. Rather, our work springs from the understanding that liberation cannot rely on nonviolence alone, and from the reality that those who wish to harm us are both well-trained and heavily armed. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT. WebJohn Brown Brigades. According to that group, the John Brown Gun Club seeks to disrupt fascists and fascist organizations and events. 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. "[25] Rothschild noted that "contemporary social movement studies have begun to center groups that span multiple identities and causes, and movements like Redneck Revolt suggest exactly why that matters. [42][43], In October 2017, Redneck Revolt was one of a number of groups named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the city of Charlottesville and several Charlottesville-based businesses and neighborhood associations which sought to prohibit militia and paramilitary activity in Virginia. WebJohn Brown Gun Club is an anti-capitalist, revolutionary-activist organization that advocates for gun rights from a left-wing perspective and seeks to radicalize the rural working class. x By July 26, 2022, the account had 1,376 followers. [17] A spokesperson for the Phoenix, Arizona John Brown Gun Club said in April 2017 that the group includes anarchists, communists, libertarians and Republicans. [16], In April 2017, members attended a counter-protest against groups including the League of the South, the Traditionalist Worker's Party and the National Socialist Movement in Pikeville, Kentucky. 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. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. Over the past five years, we have run taillight clinics, where we check and (if needed) replace taillights. On Friday, Paris criminal court found 3 men guilty of conspiring to prepare an act of terrorism against French Pres https://t.co/SNjBGUPlrm, The death toll in the ambush on a military patrol on Friday has reached at least 51. *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. The John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. Van Spronsen was a resident of Vashon Island, Washington, who claimed to be affiliated with Antifa and who had written and distributed a political manifesto prior to the attack. . *Chauncey Devega, Doomsday? *John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/mountaineer_gc.x, Rightwing political candidates and pundits, as well as those on the far-right, blame groups like the John Brown Gun Club, Redneck Revolt, and Antifa for organizing riots and other violent protests against police and municipal authorities while promoting anarchy and societal breakdowns. 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. John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, David Weigel, On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence,, Chauncey Devega, Doomsday? It claims to be a public facing, above ground, armed community defense group that seeks to disrupt fascist activities. [7][44][45][46][47] The groups and individuals named as defendants which also included the white supremacist activist Jason Kessler were accused of unlawful paramilitary activity, falsely assuming the role of law enforcement officers and being a public nuisance. Hundreds rallied to demand police accountability and we were there promoting community defense. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. Every single one is a mass shooter in waiting. Each local is unique, for better or worse. didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. [21] The group's literature does not argue for prioritizing economic injustice over racism or vice versa, but rather argues that both should be fought simultaneously. 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