Named after | John Brown |
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Formation | May 9, 2017[1] |
Type | Anti-fascist armed leftist group |
Website | Official website |
The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club (PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". The Guardian has called it an "anti-fascist armed leftist group" that "provide[s] security against rightwing aggression". [7]
Willem van Spronsen, a former member of the club, attacked the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma with incendiary devices in July 2019 while armed with an AR-15 rifle. He was killed by Tacoma Police Department officers in the attack. [8] [9]
The club has counter-protested Patriot Prayer marches in Seattle. [10] [11]
1. Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club
Though everyone from Trump to local cops have expressed fear about the idea of anti-brutality activists being armed, they say it's essential to ward off dangerous extremists.
John Brown Gun Club and Socialist Rifle Association
Named after | John Brown |
---|---|
Formation | May 9, 2017[1] |
Type | Anti-fascist armed leftist group |
Website | Official website |
The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club (PSJBGC) is a Puget Sound Area gun club, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt. [a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The club calls itself an " anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization". The Guardian has called it an "anti-fascist armed leftist group" that "provide[s] security against rightwing aggression". [7]
Willem van Spronsen, a former member of the club, attacked the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma with incendiary devices in July 2019 while armed with an AR-15 rifle. He was killed by Tacoma Police Department officers in the attack. [8] [9]
The club has counter-protested Patriot Prayer marches in Seattle. [10] [11]
1. Redneck Revolt and John Brown Gun Club
Though everyone from Trump to local cops have expressed fear about the idea of anti-brutality activists being armed, they say it's essential to ward off dangerous extremists.
John Brown Gun Club and Socialist Rifle Association