Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. [14] Also in June, members were part of a protest against the Christian conservative organization Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which coincided with a speech by Mike Pence to celebrate the group's fortieth anniversary. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. [T]he Redneck Revolt model of Libertarian Socialism reveals important things, and should be an important part of the U.S. Left. [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". Antifascists blocked his path and he attempted to barrel through them. While most of its projects are centered around advocating for marginalized communities, the club offers community range days at a local conservation area. But it might have been careless editing. 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. We are a collective of antifascist activists, mostly anarchists, who are passionate about community defense. [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. Who benefits? [9] They describe their purpose as follows:[9]. x, The John Brown Gun Club chapters act independently and have no formal hierarchy. [1], Their political influences include the 19th-century abolitionist John Brown,[13] the Young Patriots Organization[1][5][14][15] the Deacons for Defense and Justice[7] and the Rainbow Coalition, an alliance formed in Chicago in the 1960s between the Black Panther Party, Young Lords and the Young Patriots. 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. [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. [24] The group's membership grew during the 2016 presidential election[8] and following the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Gun Club firmly supports members rights to bear arms for their own protection and as a safeguard against state overreach. *David Weigel, On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence, Washington Post, July 23, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/24/republicans-civil-war-midterms/.x In November 2020, counterinsurgency and military strategy expert David Kilcullen told Salon that while groups such as Redneck Revolt and the John Brown Gun Club claim to be defensive and seek to protect people on the streets from violence, the fear they evoke can also be a trigger for violence. [13][14][20] Redneck Revolt supports the rights of Muslims, immigrants and LGBT people and is opposed to economic inequality. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. [26], In May 2017, a member said that Redneck Revolt had reached out to groups such as the 3 Percenters, a predominantly right-wing group, with whom they have some common ground. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. 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. Let me say it again: rich guys (who think youre not really all that good), really dig government (every government everywhere, including communist governments), because they make the rules that make rich guys richer.. Background[ edit] 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. But it might have been careless editing. x Members who have spoken publicly, including chapter founders, did not provide their full names. [4] The increased visibility of Redneck Revolt in 2017 has sparked debate among activists over the effects of armed protest and the possibility that the use of guns may lead to heightened violence. [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. Redneck Revolt's statement said the march aligned with their "belief in the right to community self-determination and self-defense". Something big happened on The Strip, the stretch of Cedar Springs with the Gay bars. * 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. You can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times. https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, This is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive. 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. * 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. https://dallasvoice.com/protesters-hit-the-strip/. 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. [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. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. Accessed November 7, 2022. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. 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. x By July 26, 2022, the account had 1,376 followers. Then His Troubles Started", "Lemons: Lefties with Guns Ready to Rumble with Right-Wing Militias, Says Arizona Anarchist", "Pro-Gun, Pro-Labor and Anti-Racist, Redneck Revolt Is Trying to Steer Whites Away from Trump, Right-Wing Militias", "A New Wave of Left-Wing Militants Is Ready to Rumble in Portlandand Beyond", "Meet Redneck Revolt, the radical leftist group arming working-class people so they can defend minorities", "Militant anti-Klan protesters march through downtown Asheboro", "Redneck Revolt builds anti-racist, anti-capitalist movement with working class whites", "Extremism experts are starting to worry about the left", "What is Redneck Revolt? 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. 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. [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". https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT. One group, Redneck Revolt, came into existence after it split off from the gun club. Approximately 10 trad-catholic fascists / groypers and five Proud Boys at Haggard Park in Plano right now protesting North Texas Pride. The history of the white working class has been a history of being an exploited people. 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. * 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/. [12]. 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. We're tackling a specific problem, which is white supremacy, which we find to be built into capitalism". * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC. [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. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. Copyright 2023 InfluenceWatch. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. 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/. Their event training people to harass school districts runs until 130. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. It's only recognizing it's useful to know how to field strip and clean a rifle as much as it is to know how to fix wiring in your house and use a circular saw". 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. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. We need to abolish the police., Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 9, 2022: The John Brown Gun club is at it's core founded on abolitionist points of unity. * 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. WebThe Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club. He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. To date, Gun Club members have reportedly not engaged anyone with their weapons during one of these protests. 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. [22] In a September 2017 interview, a member said that the group was exploring ways to respond to health care challenges and food shortages. Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/19/ice-detention-center-attacker-killed-by-police-was-an-avowed-anarchist-authorities-say/, https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/john-brown-gun-club, https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2016/07/28/WHITE-WORKERS-RESISTING-CAPITALISM-AND-WHITE-SUPREMACY-AN-INTERVIEW-WITH-REDNECK-REVOLT, https://twitter.com/SteelCityJBGC/status/1337094441492951040?s=20&t=mmveGvb53xZhr1e8xmje7Q, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms, https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/08/20/patriot-prayer-rally-seattle-plenty-guns-and-shouting, https://web.archive.org/web/20190719191925/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/19/ice-detention-center-attacker-killed-by-police-was-an-avowed-anarchist-authorities-say/?utm_term=.fcc3353ea7a7, https://www.thedailybeast.com/seattles-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone-chaz-has-armed-guards. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. Dee Ferrel & John Fournace have been spotted otg with Kelly Neidert at the Plano event center. Background[ edit] About Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club Helping marginalized communities in organizing community defense against white supremacists / fascism. [17] A spokesperson for the Phoenix, Arizona John Brown Gun Club said in April 2017 that the group includes anarchists, communists, libertarians and Republicans. https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/. [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. [25] Members often view the practice of openly carrying guns as a political statement that intimidates opponents and affirms gun rights. Members carried a banner in support of Muslims and said they were there to protect the protesters from counter-protesters supporting Sieting. 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. 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/. [1] For instance, around 30 percent are people of color. [6][7] In the early 2000s, John Brown Gun Club members operated anti-racist stalls at gun shows in Kansas. [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. [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". 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. #ACAB #JusticeforRandyCox, DMV John Brown Gun Club, tweet, June 30, 2022: ACAB, Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, May 30, 2022: Cops dont keep us safe. At that point it is unavoidable. WebJohn Brown Brigades. They were on the strip protecting the community way back on June 4th. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. Location to follow when the time comes. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/tacoma-ice-shooting; https://psjbgc.org/blog/rest-in-power-will-one-year-later/. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. However, we've been an exploited people that further exploits other exploited people. De-arresting is also important, if someone is getting dragged off, dont just stand and watch., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 8, 2020: Why is the SPKJBC necessary? x. The following is a screen capture incase the tweet disappears. They did a lot of reporting. This event is to publicly denounce the Klan, their beliefs, and show that we will not back down". It appears that earlier they were present and active against right-wingers attacking the drag show at Mr. Misster on June 4, 2022. 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. This is the link to her website. He was killed after attempting to blow up the detention center. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1561379764669218818, https://twitter.com/ctjbgc/status/1552703914943864835, https://twitter.com/dmv_jbgc/status/1549086534262996992, https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1545915293758898176, https://twitter.com/dmv_jbgc/status/1545426444691484674, https://twitter.com/ctjbgc/status/1545585707518918656, https://twitter.com/dmv_jbgc/status/1542371539177332737, https://twitter.com/ctjbgc/status/1531317615402307585, https://twitter.com/cbjbgc/status/1431711121749299209. [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". 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. Redneck Revolt is a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. 4:37 While Protect Texas Kids has been allowed back on twitter. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. The original club sought to militarize the white working class and spur it toward a social-justice revolution. Kelly, Kim. 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. 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. Weve recently been contacted by several journalists who want to learn more about us, so we thought it was time for a little introduction. 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. 3,167 likes. On 8/28 about two dozen Christian Fascists including Proud Boys and Militia came to attack a drag brunch in Roanoke, TX. [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. 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. Meet the Redneck Revolt", "They Hate Racists. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. * 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/. About Who We Are. Midmojbgc.org. [16][17] The group sees itself as part of a tradition of white working-class "rebellion against tyranny and oppression". 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. A seriously significant group has become an agent in the ongoing struggle about drag shows and the Dallas Voice hasnt interviewed them or reported on them. 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. 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. [50] Gabriel Kuhn responded to Ignatiev in a 2018 article. * 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/. 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. 3,167 likes. 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. 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. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club is still fighting anti-drag show protesters. WebThe group supports gun rights and members often openly carry firearms. states. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. 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. Your email address will not be published. The man committed the assault after a protest at the ICE facility earlier that day in response to the Trump administration announcing a round of deportations. Join us in Dallas to stand united against the escalation of violence by auth-right. [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. In June 2017, a spokesperson said that "[w]e don't have some grand plan for how we want to remake the world. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. They have been banned from Twitter. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Twitter post, August 21, 2022, 3:57 p.m., https://twitter.com/EFJBGC/status/1561442268388671488. They declared support for those opposing Trump, including immigrants, LGBTQ people and Muslims. They havent done an article on the group itself. [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. 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. Accessed November 7, 2022. 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. in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club. Background[ edit] UPDATE: Their twitter account has been suspended. . He set his car on fire and threw incendiary devices at propane tanks on the facilitys grounds. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. We may sound familiar you may have heard of other John Brown Gun Clubs in the news. According to that group, the John Brown Gun Club seeks to disrupt fascists and fascist organizations and events. * Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/MidMoJBGC. 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. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. When anti-Gay individuals want to hide things that they said they delete pages. He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. 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