John Brown Gun Club. Counterextremism.com. Meet the Gun Club Patrolling Seattles Leftist Utopia. The Daily Beast, June 14, 2022. [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. WebDonate to the John Brown Solidarity Fund, to support anti-fascist community defense groups nationwide. [3] [4] [5] [6] The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". [4][7][11][37][38][39][40][41] Days later, members provided security at a "Hate Is Not Welcome in Lane County" march in Eugene, Oregon, in response to the events in Charlottesville. [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. The phrase #WeKeepUsSafe is a rallying cry of community self-defense but also an acknowledgment of the terrors and ineptitude of the systems of power designed to control and not protect us., Cedar Breaks John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 28, 2021: Fuck the pigs and give people money is the only acceptable political position., Spokane John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 29, 2020: If there is a standoff against the cops, stick together to form a cohesive front. About Who We Are. Midmojbgc.org. 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. 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. * 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. WebThe John Brown Gun Club is a leftist gun-rights group originally based in Kansas. [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. in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club. [11] Administrative and communications activities are divided equally along lines of gender. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. One group, Redneck Revolt, came into existence after it split off from the gun club. [50] Gabriel Kuhn responded to Ignatiev in a 2018 article. 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. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020. [11][34] In September 2017, Redneck Revolt supported the Juggalo March on Washington, a protest by juggalos against their designation as a gang. [9] They also do not consider themselves an antifa group. He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. 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. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in https://psjbgc.org/blog/psjbgc-at-the-seattle-anarchist-bookfair-2019/; https://psjbgc.org/blog/see-us-today-at-debbie-bookchin-s-speaking-tour/. At that point it is unavoidable. Anderson Distillery and Grill hosted a drag brunch that gained national attention. But it might have been careless editing. [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. 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. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/facebook-bans-antifascist-pages/. Kelly, Kim. We are teachers, loggers, artists, and farmers. The website also argues for the necessity of revolution. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. So what is the point of reporting all this? We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. 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. 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. 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/. 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. The masked, armed supporters of the drag show were from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, an anti-fascism group. He was killed after attempting to blow up the detention center. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. [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". [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. 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. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. https://dallasvoice.com/protesters-hit-the-strip/. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. 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. [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". *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. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. Background The group is run by Kelly Neidert who constantly is finding something a menace to children. Required fields are marked *. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. [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. [9], The group argues that the white working-class have more in common with working-class people of color than with the wealthy. [16][17] The group sees itself as part of a tradition of white working-class "rebellion against tyranny and oppression". * 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. Below will be a regularly updated list of fascist/racist violence and threats, police brutality, and the bigotry of public officials. Meet the Redneck Revolt", "They Hate Racists. 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 It had 218,000 views as of 10/31/2022. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideologies. The group supports gun rights and members often openly carry firearms. [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. Link at the very end of this report.). 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. 3,167 likes. Van Sant has also identified three lessons that Redneck Revolt offers to the American left, namely that working-class white people "are not inherently conservative"; that the group's success is drawn from their critique of modern American liberalism, including on firearms issues; and that they do not employ the rhetoric of white privilege, diversity or inclusion, but instead "position themselves as part of working class and white rural communities" and "act in solidarity with oppressed peoples". Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. 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. 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