It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. [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. 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. Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020. [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". 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/. 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. 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. Weve been here in Vermont for about five years. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism They did a lot of reporting. 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. About Who We Are. Midmojbgc.org. This both invites violence on those attending and renders community aid ineffective., DMV John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 8, 2022: The supreme court justices should not know a moment of comfort.&rdquo, Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 8, 2022: Randy Cox was brutalized by the New Haven PD and then, when he told them he couldnt move, they brutalized him some more. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. There were no other casualties. Hundreds rallied to demand police accountability and we were there promoting community defense. It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. On its website, Redneck Revolt explains that John Brown Gun Club consciously conceived of itself as an outreach group to the white working class to prevent them from becoming foot soldiers of capitalism by adhering to a politics of white supremacy. [4], The Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club is one of the major chapters of the John Brown Gun Club. This is the link to her website. 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. That same month, the chapter provided security for the 2019 Trans Pride March in Seattle, an event organized by the Gender Justice League. [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". 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 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. [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. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". This event is to publicly denounce the Klan, their beliefs, and show that we will not back down". [6], The group attributes their use of the word "redneck" to the time of the Coal Wars, a series of labor disputes in the United States occurring from around 1890 to around 1930, when the word became popular among coal-miners. 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. Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. Their event training people to harass school districts runs until 130. * 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. [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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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. [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". Link at the very end of this report.). Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. 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. As of September 1, 2020, the Mid-Missouri chapter had 1,039 followers. * 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. 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. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. *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. [48] A lead attorney for the plaintiffs responded as follows: "The basis for this lawsuit is not about motives it's about engaging in paramilitary activity. [28], A local chapter of Redneck Revolt was part of a counter-protest against a June 2017 rally in support of Trump in Portland, Oregon. The Dallas Voice did start reporting where they mention the Elm Fork John Club in this Sept. 2, 2022 article. Background[ edit] WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. 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. The history of the white working class has been a history of being an exploited people. They, quite obviously, make us less safe. 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. The Elm Fork John Brown Club twitter has shown ongoing engagement in opposing Kelly Neiderts campaign of attacking drag shows. . 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. [9], The group argues that the white working-class have more in common with working-class people of color than with the wealthy. They Love Assault Rifles. https://dallasvoice.com/protesters-hit-the-strip/. [24] The group's membership grew during the 2016 presidential election[8] and following the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. WebJohn Brown Brigades. [23][32][33] In February 2018, Dwayne E. Dixon, a member of Redneck Revolt and a teaching assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was found not guilty of misdemeanour gun charges for his role in a protest against a Ku Klux Klan event in Durham, North Carolina, the previous August. [6][7] In the early 2000s, John Brown Gun Club members operated anti-racist stalls at gun shows in 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. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. Required fields are marked *. WebJohn Brown Brigades. in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club. * 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, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/tacoma-ice-shooting; Rest in Power, Will, One Year Later, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, July 13, 2020, https://psjbgc.org/blog/rest-in-power-will-one-year-later/. From a safety and ideological perspective we cannot support events where police have involvement in organizing. While the CHAZ has instituted its own form of unelected security throughout the area, the John Brown Gun Club has been one of the groups to spearhead the effort. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. x. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. He set his car on fire and threw incendiary devices at propane tanks on the facilitys grounds. 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. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in https://protecttxkids.org/ This group is organizing the protests against drag shows in North Texas and any effort to make schools a more welcoming place for LGBT. Accessed November 7, 2022. Meet the Gun Club Patrolling Seattles Leftist Utopia. The Daily Beast, June 14, 2022. (We have in our directory of anti-Gay groups a listing of who they are. Ignatiev argued that "in this society those who share our material conditions, our neighbors, our family members, our friends, the people working alongside us, usually reflect which race they (and we) are assigned to" and contended that "[t]he goal is not to defend the white community but to abolish it, and along with it all communities defined by racial preference or oppression". We recognize that while community defense includes firearms safety and training, it is a part of a bigger system, and it is only effective in conjunction with efforts to keep people sustainably housed, fed, healthy, and free. [13][14][20] Redneck Revolt supports the rights of Muslims, immigrants and LGBT people and is opposed to economic inequality. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. 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. 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. A lot of people thought this was important. Each local is unique, for better or worse. 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. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/tacoma-ice-shooting; https://psjbgc.org/blog/rest-in-power-will-one-year-later/. The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. [9] They describe their purpose as follows:[9]. I think it is because the Dallas Voice didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. We are not a big tent organization: people who support capitalism and authoritarianism of any kind are not welcome in the Green Mountain John Brown Gun Club. [4] Dave Strano, a founding member, has argued:[1]. [11] Administrative and communications activities are divided equally along lines of gender. Join us in Dallas to stand united against the escalation of violence by auth-right. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. They are on Facebook, I, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. [1] The geographer Levi van Sant has argued that the group's ideology is a form of libertarian socialism. About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. We are teachers, loggers, artists, and farmers. [7], The group focuses on anti-racist organizing among white poor and working-class people,[1][14][17] although members are not exclusively white. 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. Steel City John Brown Gun Club. Twitter.com. We only provide this when asked: we are one piece of an ecosystem of solidarity, not a disconnected group with a moral calling or chauvinistic urge to protect the untrained and unenlightened. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. 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. [50] Gabriel Kuhn responded to Ignatiev in a 2018 article. Others deliver Meals on Wheels, volunteer with refugees, and are involved in other community projects. 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. A very significant group has entered the affairs of the LGBTQ+ but the community doesnt learn of them until a little over 3 months later. [9] They also do not consider themselves an antifa group. [23], Redneck Revolt is active in spaces in which white supremacist groups also often recruit, including country music concerts, flea markets, gun shows, NASCAR events, rodeos and state fairs. [8], In 2019 the sociologist Teal Rothschild wrote that "Redneck Revolt brings venerable activist traditions to bear on very contemporary issues, including 21st century identity politics. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. We may sound familiar you may have heard of other John Brown Gun Clubs in the news. * 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 New John Brown Gun Club chapters continue to emerge across the country. 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. Some of us are on your towns select-board or fire department. 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. *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. If others have rifles, well have rifles: why US leftist groups are taking up arms. The Guardian, July 22, 2019. Every single one is a mass shooter in waiting. [12][17] They advance a critique of white supremacy which they describe as "a system of violence and power that ensures that political, economic, and social power is withheld from people who aren't white". While not affiliated with other John Brown Clubs across the country, they do have the same goals but prefer to speak for themselves. 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. * Devon Douglas-Bowers, WHITE WORKERS RESISTING CAPITALISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY: AN INTERVIEW WITH REDNECK REVOLT, Redneck Revolt, July 29, 2016, https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT.x Gun Club chapters claim to promote racial equality and social justice while seeking to abolish the police and other perceived symbols of oppression. About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. https://psjbgc.org/blog/say-hello-to-spokane-john-brown-gun-club/. Please. [17], The group supports gun rights[1][16][24] and runs firearms training events. We have cut and split cords of firewood for people in need. [11], In 2020, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club provided armed security and patrolled the streets of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), a radical anarcho-communist takeover of six blocks of Seattle amid the wave of protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club has also been a resource for journalists, as have related anti-fascist researchers, in identifying individuals who threaten queer and trans communities with violence. It is about keeping the Gay community informed of what is happening. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in 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. He was killed after attempting to blow up the detention center. The reporting of the Dallas Voice is sympathetic to the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club. It claims to be a public facing, above ground, armed community defense group that seeks to disrupt fascist activities. Its unclear what he intended to do. They were on the strip protecting the community way back on June 4th. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. * 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 One Gun Club member did engage in a violent attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in 2019. I am doing the first report here. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. [23] Redneck Revolt does not have leaders[12] and does not offer a detailed blueprint for political action. All Rights Reserved. x It had increased to 4,281 followers by July 26, 2022. x, The John Brown Gun Club chapters act independently and have no formal hierarchy. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 18, 2022, 8:23 p.m.. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed August 19, 2020. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. [11][34] In September 2017, Redneck Revolt supported the Juggalo March on Washington, a protest by juggalos against their designation as a gang. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. [14][17] Members view the right to bear arms as connected to the necessity of overthrowing the state. * 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/. On 8/28 about two dozen Christian Fascists including Proud Boys and Militia came to attack a drag brunch in Roanoke, TX. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. [41] In June 2018, a group of members of clergy asked the city and the other plaintiffs to remove Redneck Revolt from the complaint. [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. [12]. [47], Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor who played a leading role in the lawsuit, described the decision to include Redneck Revolt among the defendants as "painful" and said: "This case was not conceived of because of Redneck Revolt, that's for sure. [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. The following probably frightens the Dallas Voices advertisers. 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