You can see it had 7,883 likes and was retweeted 1,550 times. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. A lot of people thought this was important. 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. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. Meet Redneck Revolt", "A redneck revolt? An ugly protest today. 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. He eventually began leading guerilla raids in pro-slavery towns that resulted in multiple deaths. The group has frequently been invited to demonstrations to serve as security against rightwing aggression by other left-wing protestors. Join the #1 community for gun owners of the Southwest. Learn how your comment data is processed. [16][17] The group sees itself as part of a tradition of white working-class "rebellion against tyranny and oppression". * 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/. 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. It provides armed security to left-wing protestors and trains other leftist groups in the use of firearms. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. 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. But it might have been careless editing. We need real formulated responses for the upsurge in reactionary and racist violence. * 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. Members carried a banner in support of Muslims and said they were there to protect the protesters from counter-protesters supporting Sieting. The Gun Club arms itself to defend against far-right violence and often appears as a security force at protests to protect against expected far-right violence. [15] Although their goals are similar, Redneck Revolt members do not cover their faces and seek to be "as upfront about who [they] are and what [they]'re doing as possible". "[52] Rothschild argued that while Redneck Revolt members see both anti-racism and bearing arms as part of a strategy of aiding marginalized people, media representations tend to depict them "as an oxymoronas if gun carrying and anti-racism are not two positions, but two opposing poles. He also criticised the group for failing to challenge "institutions that reproduce white supremacyneither the criminal justice system, nor the schools, nor employment discrimination, nor real estate lending and renting policies" and concluded that "white people organized as whites are dangerous to the working class and to humanity, and white people with guns organized as whites are doubly soand this is true regardless of the intentions of the organizers". 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. [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. Redneck Revolt was founded in 2009,[1][4][5] partly in response to the perceived contradictions of the Tea Party movement,[1] as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club, a firearms training and community defense project that was itself founded in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2004. [27] Activities around racial justice and transgender rights are predominantly oriented toward rural white people, while firearms training events are oriented toward women and people of color. Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. After pointing his rifle at four officers and refusing to drop his gun, the officers opened fire on Van Spronsen. Every single one is a mass shooter in waiting. 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. Background[ edit] [25] Members often view the practice of openly carrying guns as a political statement that intimidates opponents and affirms gun rights. 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. states. He was killed after attempting to blow up the detention center. It is our mission to encourage, organize, and support these efforts throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. *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. It wasnt reported in the Dallas Voice. Your email address will not be published. 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. [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. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. UPDATE: Their twitter account has been suspended. 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. 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. [2] The original John Brown Gun Club was active from 2002 to 2008. 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. We believe the 2nd Amendment is best defended through grass-roots organization, education, and advocacy centered around individual gun owners. "[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. [11][34] In September 2017, Redneck Revolt supported the Juggalo March on Washington, a protest by juggalos against their designation as a gang. 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. * 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. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC. Others deliver Meals on Wheels, volunteer with refugees, and are involved in other community projects. 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". However, it should be noted that the Dallas Voice in their article called them the Elm Fork John Brown Club, omitting the word Gun from their name. Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020. [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 1859, Brown was convicted of treason in South Carolina and executed for his role in the failed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. [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". 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? 3,167 likes. Mawa Iqbal, Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown, Flatland, July 23, 2020. 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. 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. Its political positions are anti-capitalist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. 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. But it might have been careless editing. [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. Although the fash looked and acted ridiculous; its important to expose the extreme violence and threats the community was attacked with on that day. Kelly, Kim. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. 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. 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