Dirk Burhans has been a member of the club for two years. [12] Local groups use both the Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club names. [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". Kelly, Kim. Below will be a regularly updated list of fascist/racist violence and threats, police brutality, and the bigotry of public officials. x Various Gun Club chapters maintain a presence on Twitter. 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. Armed Insurrectionary Anti-Racism 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. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. 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. [35], In October 2017, a branch of Redneck Revolt in Suffolk County, New York, was involved in organizing a candlelight vigil for people suffering from opioid addiction and families affected by the opioid epidemic. A lot of people thought this was important. Accessed November 7, 2022. [Redneck Revolt] reminds us of the capacity for a single organization to hold a multiplicity of meanings, aims, and practices. For the Puget Sound-area group formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt, see, Last edited on 11 December 2022, at 03:19, protests against the Republican National Convention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Redneck Revolt: the armed leftwing group that wants to stamp out fascism", "Kessler, Redneck Revolt agree to end paramilitary activity in city", "They're leftists with guns. Background The group is run by Kelly Neidert who constantly is finding something a menace to children. 3,167 likes. The Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club have taken up opposing the right-wingers attacking Drag shows. Denton police are allowing the uniformed militia Texas Defense Force to take control of the government building where Christian Fascist Kelly Neidert is speaking. Alan Buddug, The Great FB Purge of 2020, Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, August 20, 2020. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. "[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. 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. 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. There are still some John Browns around, but most transitioned as the org fell apart. Redneck Revolt, homepage, accessed September 1, 2020. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, Medium account, accessed August 31, 2022. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. John Brown 1800-1859, PBS, accessed September 1, 2020. https://firepit.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=4E4743CE98FDAB0D, This is the same webpage I had saved at the Internet Archive. 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. Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for van Spronsen a year after his death. 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. Dee Ferrel & John Fournace have been spotted otg with Kelly Neidert at the Plano event center. 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. states. [4] Some of the group's activities are modeled after the Survival Programs pursued by the Black Panther Party and the Young Patriots Organization in the 1960s. To reach the Green Mountain John Brown Club, email them here. Background[ edit] He is consistently doing shitty things (because he is a cop), and now he has murdered a Black man. "[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. * 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. [25] Members often view the practice of openly carrying guns as a political statement that intimidates opponents and affirms gun rights. . The website also argues for the necessity of revolution. While most of its projects are centered around advocating for marginalized communities, the club offers community range days at a local conservation area. 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. When anti-Gay individuals want to hide things that they said they delete pages. While Protect Texas Kids has been allowed back on twitter. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/PugetSoundJBGC. The ensuing battle left two militants and one soldier dead, and wounded two troops. * 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/. [24] The group's membership grew during the 2016 presidential election[8] and following the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. [51], In March 2018, the geographer Levi van Sant argued:[18]. John Brown was a famous abolitionist in American history and died fighting slavery. 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 Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club was active in blocking the activities of Proud Boys protesting the drag show as shown in this tweet. Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Betsy de Vos, George Soros, Donald Trump, and need I go on? *John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed August 31, 2022, https://twitter.com/mountaineer_gc.x, Rightwing political candidates and pundits, as well as those on the far-right, blame groups like the John Brown Gun Club, Redneck Revolt, and Antifa for organizing riots and other violent protests against police and municipal authorities while promoting anarchy and societal breakdowns. This is the link to her website. Founded in Kansas in 2009, members were present at several protests against Donald Trump and against the far-right in 2017. * 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, https://psjbgc.org/ http://www.midmojbgc.org/, Facebook (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club) (deleted), Twitter (Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Steel City John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Spokane John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Connecticut John Brown Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Bay State John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club), Twitter (Elm Fork John Brown Club), Twitter (Green Mountain John Brown Club), Twitter (PDX John Brown Club), Twitter (Cedar Breaks John Brown Club), Twitter (DMV John Brown Club), Twitter (John Brown Mountaineer Gun Club), Medium (Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club), Gun Club chapters do not publish their membership numbers. They fit the description, so it was pretty hard not to include them". Just like Denver., Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, tweet, August 18, 2022: Cops sure look uncomfortable when theyre caught doing their everyday duties of upholding a violent capitalist system that throws families out on the street and then chases them around smashing their shelter until they die., Connecticut John Brown Gun Club, tweet, July 28, 2022: Never forget, merely the threat of violence, the demonstration of the CAPACITY for violence is enough to keep most fascists and cops in check. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020. * 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. Redneck Revolt is an American far-left socialist[1] political group[1][2][3] that organizes predominantly among white working-class people. 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. didnt approve of them and so didnt give them coverage. A chapter in West Virginia, John Browns Mountaineer Gun Club, launched in August 2022 and had amassed 754 Twitter followers by August 31. Community defense is the implementation of the revolutionary philosophy that the working class and otherwise marginalized communities have the right to protect ourselves and our interests. #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. *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. Each local is unique, for better or worse. 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. While Protect Texas Kids has been allowed back on twitter. The reporting of the. 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. WebJohn Brown Brigades. 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. Weve been here in Vermont for about five years. After pointing his rifle at four officers and refusing to drop his gun, the officers opened fire on Van Spronsen. WebJohn Brown Gun Club/Redneck Revolt. 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. [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. Van Sponsen was killed by Washington State Police. We need to be ready to rapidly respond to the armed right wing threat that menaces our communities. They are on Facebook, I, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. 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. 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. * Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club Leaves Redneck Revolt Network, Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, January 23, 2019, https://psjbgc.org/blog/puget-sound-john-brown-gun-club-leaves-redneck-revolt-network/.x Other independent John Brown Gun Clubs have since organized. * 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. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives. Firearms are a big part of the mid-Missouri chapter of the John Brown Gun Club. [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. [12] A member has said that the group tries "to acknowledge the ways we've made mistakes and bought into white supremacy and capitalism, but also give ourselves an environment in which it's OK to celebrate redneck culture". * Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed September 1, 2020, https://twitter.com/MidMoJBGC. WebThe Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club ( PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/22/if-others-have-rifles-well-have-rifles-why-leftist-groups-are-taking-up-arms. Link at the very end of this report.). [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. A lot of times you can find it at the Internet Archive. This sense of solidarity of interconnectedness and radical empathy sets us apart from militias, and informs the other elements of our work. [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". 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. Mid-Missouri John Brown Gun Club, Twitter account, accessed July 26, 2022. 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