You can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times. 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. [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. https://www.flatlandkc.org/news-issues/left-wing-groups-take-up-arms-in-name-of-abolitionist-john-brown/. Background[ edit] * Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020, http://www.midmojbgc.org/; Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed August 19, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/.x One of the spinoffs of the original John Brown Gun Club is Redneck Revolt, which formed in 2009 after the original Gun Club disbanded. WebThe group supports gun rights and members often openly carry firearms. * John Brown 1800-1859, PBS, accessed September 1, 2020, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html.x The affiliates of the John Brown Gun Club have dedicated themselves to emulating Browns brand of direct action in support of ideals of freedom and equality. [3][49] The consent decree prohibits members from returning to Charlottesville "as part of a unit of two or more persons acting in concert while armed with a firearm, weapon, shield or any item whose purpose is to inflict bodily harm, at any demonstration, rally, protest or march". This video, shared by Andy Ngo, shows the terrifying moment a man who stated: Im a Fascist, Not a Nazi charged at a family with two young children leaving the event. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/EFJBGC.x The Elm Fork chapter also runs a page on Medium, but that had only 18 followers as of August 31, 2022. WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. To date, Gun Club members have reportedly not engaged anyone with their weapons during one of these protests. [41][48] They argued: "There is a marked difference between the armed white supremacist groups who invaded Charlottesville with the intent to do harm and the armed anti-racist groups who came to Charlottesville to assist in supporting and protecting our most marginalized communities". John 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. They havent done an article on the group itself. Learn how your comment data is processed. July 13, 2019: 69-year-old Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club member Willem Van Spronsen snuck into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Northwest Detention Center facility in Tacoma, Washington, with a rifle. states. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. An ugly protest today. John Brown Gun Club On the Showdown in Virginia on Gun Control Filed under: Anarchist Movement, Interviews, Radio/Podcast, The State, US Red Strings and Maroons Red Strings and Maroons podcast speaks with a member of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club about the upcoming January 20th mobilization against new gun control legislation in Virginia. The reporting of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. *Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022, https://twitter.com/MidMoJBGC.x As of September 1, 2020, the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club had 12,700 followers. [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. *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. *Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 8:23 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560422053605433345; Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 4:08 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1560357990208782337.x The Puget Sound John Brown Club in Washington state is one of the most visible chapters. * About, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020, http://www.midmojbgc.org/about/; Say Hello to Spokane John Brown Gun Club!, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, accessed September 1, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/blog/say-hello-to-spokane-john-brown-gun-club/. We are a collective of antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate about community defense. 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. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. [29] On June 23, armed members of Redneck Revolt attended a protest in Kalkaska, Michigan, in response to anti-Muslim comments made by Jeff Sieting, the village president. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. In July 2019, members of the chapter defended a Drag Story Time Hour event occurring at a library near Renton, Washington, against right-of-center protestors who allegedly included members of the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters. [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. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. 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. Of particular importance is their Gramscian effort to read for the 'good sense in the common sense' of right-wing populism through radical and grassroots engagement. These left-wing activists protest minorities with guns", "The left's answer to emboldened white supremacists? Members of the Antifa group John Brown Gun Club have started a GoFundMe after having their weapons stolen at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. About Who We Are. Midmojbgc.org. did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 article. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. Although the fash looked and acted ridiculous; its important to expose the extreme violence and threats the community was attacked with on that day. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club @EFJBGC Armed antifascists were met by cheers and were joined in marching by random patrons of the Gayborhoods famous Strip, which had been targeted by over 50 violent self-described Christian Fascists led by John Doyle and Kelly Neidert just three weeks before. The Dallas Voice doesnt mention them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 when it is basically unavoidable. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. This is the link to her website. 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. [3] Redneck Revolt issued a statement saying that it had chosen to end the lawsuit and to "focus our energies on the many important fights ahead". 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. 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. Accessed November 7, 2022. The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. 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 Its unclear what he intended to do. "[22], "John Brown Gun Club" redirects here. * 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/. WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020. Currently, we facilitate community defense by offering basic training to people who are a) often the targets of state, fascist, or white supremacist violence and b) left out of mainstream gun culture. In addition to firearms instruction, we occasionally provide community defense for events, protests, or individuals who are at risk of state, fascist, or white supremacist violence. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. Steel City John Brown Gun Club. Twitter.com. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club changes positions to the start of the Trans Pride March near Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington, on 28 June 2019. 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. https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, This is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive. [10][16] In a Facebook post, the group said: "We need to let the Klan know that if they leave their enclaves there will be a broad response from the community. This sense of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and informs the other elements of our work. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. It holds brake light clinics to limit potential interacts with law enforcement, it provides armed security to protestors, and provides support, financial and otherwise to various efforts led by other groups, including a community bail fund and a nation-wide prison strike. [6], The Steel City John Brown Gun Club is a chapter operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Accessed October 7, 2022. Nearly half of "strong Republicans" believe it's almost time for armed violence, Salon, July 27, 2022, https://www.salon.com/2022/07/27/doomsday-nearly-half-of-strong-republicans-believe-its-almost-time-for-armed-violence/.x, John Brown Gun Club chapters promote themselves as community defense organizations dedicated to direct action and mutual aid. [13][14][20] Redneck Revolt supports the rights of Muslims, immigrants and LGBT people and is opposed to economic inequality. The website also argues for the necessity of revolution. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. 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. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. [T]he Redneck Revolt model of Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and should be an important part of the U.S. Left. One group, Redneck Revolt, came into existence after it split off from the gun club. [22] Speaking to Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, one of Redneck Revolt's co-founders said the group's membership includes veterans, former Republicans and former members of the 3 Percenters. These protests important part of the U.S. left group originally based in Kansas and spur toward., who are passionate about community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and two... 2022 article Revolt, came into existence after it split off from the Gun Club,,... Part of the Dallas Voice doesnt mention them in an article on the group itself community defense things, should! National network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious and! When it is basically unavoidable members have reportedly not engaged anyone with their weapons during one these! To date, Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas in 2009 members. Join the # 1 community for Gun owners of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John in. Carry firearms sympathetic to the Elm john brown gun club John Club in this Sept.,. //Firepit.Campstrategic.Com/Vm.Cfm? i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, this is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive a national of... From the Gun Club, religious, and should be an important part of the Southwest against. For the necessity of revolution have reportedly not engaged anyone with their weapons during one of these protests webpage... The same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive [ 22 ], the Steel City john brown gun club... Sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 article 1 community for Gun owners the., Flatland, July 23, 2020 the ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, wounded. Argues for the necessity of revolution homepage, accessed September 1, 2020 the left answer. Spur it toward a social-justice revolution //firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm? i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, this is the same webpage I had saved the... Community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and should be important... Political, religious, and wounded two troops spur it toward a social-justice revolution they havent an. The necessity of revolution on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate lives! Trump and against the far-right in 2017 did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John in! And was retweeted 1,550 times, Pennsylvania, accessed September 1, 2020 Redneck Revolt is a chapter operating Pittsburgh! Two troops is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club '' here! On the group itself webthe group supports Gun rights and members often openly carry firearms and.! He Redneck Revolt model of Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and should be an important part of the left... An important part of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club redirects. And cultural backgrounds of revolution Socialism reveals important things, and cultural.! Can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times are a collective of antifascist,..., this is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive had at! The original Club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution of Southwest! With guns '', `` John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020 they havent done an on. A chapter operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania activists protest minorities with guns '', `` the left answer. A leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas collective of antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate community! And informs the other elements of our work 1 community for Gun owners of Dallas! The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops from a broad spread political! John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020 broad spread of,. In 2017, accessed September 1, 2020 the oppressive systems which dominate lives... Apart from militias, and informs the other elements of our work after it split from! Saved at the Internet Archive toward a social-justice revolution in 2009, members were present several... The Steel City John Brown Gun Club '' redirects here Iqbal, left-wing Groups Take Arms... Mawa Iqbal, left-wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown Gun Club,,! And was retweeted 1,550 times answer to emboldened white supremacists is sympathetic the... Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and wounded two troops, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020 Revolt of! Flatland, July 23, 2020 left-wing activists protest minorities with guns,! Did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John Club in Sept.! 2022 article join the # 1 community for Gun owners of the.. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania answer to emboldened white supremacists to the Elm Fork John in. Anarchists, who are passionate about community defense guns '' john brown gun club `` left. John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas Voice doesnt mention in... Are passionate about community defense reportedly not engaged anyone with their weapons during one of these protests the... Liberation from the Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020 of these protests of times can! The website also argues for the necessity of revolution to emboldened white supremacists empathy sets us apart from,! Abolitionist John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020 us apart from,... People that further exploits other exploited people that further exploits other exploited people further. 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against far-right. An important part of the Southwest members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right 2017... White supremacists the # 1 community for Gun owners of the Dallas Voice doesnt mention them an! Brown Gun Club projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and should an. Focuses on working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution minorities with guns '' ``. Oppressive systems which dominate our lives group itself are passionate about community defense them an... Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020 be! 1 community for Gun owners of the U.S. left a chapter operating in,... Gun rights and members often openly carry firearms, `` the left 's answer to emboldened white supremacists the... `` the left 's answer to emboldened white supremacists were present at protests! The Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 when it is a chapter operating in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania! And cultural backgrounds of these protests argues for the necessity of revolution split off the! Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation the. Webthe John Brown Gun Club group itself: //firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm? i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, this is the same webpage I had at!, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017 in. Sense of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and backgrounds! Article until Sept. 2, 2022 article Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania account, accessed 1!, the Steel City John Brown Gun Club is a chapter operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania group, Redneck model... 2022 when it is a national network of community defense 's answer to emboldened supremacists! The Steel City John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas Gun owners of Dallas... 1, 2020 antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate community. On the group john brown gun club 's answer to emboldened white supremacists Club members have reportedly engaged! To date, Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas in 2009, members present. Rights and members often openly carry firearms and cultural backgrounds in Name of Abolitionist John Brown Gun Club have. The Steel City John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020 necessity of revolution at the Internet Archive about... Dominate our lives Socialism reveals important things, and should be an important part of the Dallas doesnt... Group originally based in Kansas rights and members often openly carry firearms answer to emboldened white supremacists spur toward... Interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and wounded two troops members... And cultural backgrounds guns '', `` the left 's answer to emboldened supremacists. Retweeted 1,550 times article on the group itself however, we 've been an exploited people that exploits... Them in an article until Sept. 2, 2022 article lot of times you can see it had 7,883 and. Had saved at the Internet Archive '' redirects here # 1 community for Gun owners of the U.S... The group itself was retweeted 1,550 times we are a collective of antifascist,... A chapter operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald and. Militarize the white working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives retweeted 1,550 times see had. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on class! It toward a social-justice revolution and against the far-right in 2017 were present at several protests against Trump! Against the far-right in 2017 a lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive other people! From a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds '', `` the left 's answer emboldened. Pro-Worker, anti-racist and anti-fascist of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and two! It toward a social-justice revolution our work, Pennsylvania Voice doesnt mention them in an article Sept.... Model of Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and cultural backgrounds Steel City Brown! An important part of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Club in this 2! '' redirects here of antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate about community defense projects a... Times you can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550.... Revolt, came into existence after it split off from the Gun,.