Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club

Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club
Named afterJohn Brown
FormationMay 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)[1]
TypeAnti-fascist armed leftist group
WebsiteOfficial website

The Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club (PSJBGC) is a far-left[2] gun club located in the Puget Sound area, formerly affiliated with Redneck Revolt.[a] During the George Floyd protests in June 2020, the group attended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle.[4][5][6][7]

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".[8] The club has counter-protested Patriot Prayer marches in Seattle.[9][10]

Notes

  1. ^ The club's website states "PSJBGC is an independent JBGC" and states it left Redneck Revolt Network in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Announcing Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club". psjbgc.org. 2017-05-09. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14.
  2. ^ Seth G. Jones; Catrina Doxsee (June 24, 2021). "Examining Extremism: Antifa". CSIS blog. Center for Strategic and International Studies. In the Seattle area, Antifa supporters established the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club... CSIS data do indicate a recent increase in violent activity by Antifa extremists, anarchists, and related far-left extremists...
  3. ^ "Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club Leaves Redneck Revolt Network". Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Thalen, Mikael (June 9, 2020). "Seattle protesters set up a barricaded 'cop-free zone'". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Burns, Chase; Smith, Rich; Keimig, Jasmyne (June 9, 2020). "The Dawn of 'Free Capitol Hill'". The Stranger. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Seattle protesters struggle to determine what's next for 'autonomous zone' as Trump lobs threats", The Washington Post, June 12, 2020
  7. ^ Kelly, Kim (June 14, 2020). "Meet the Gun Club Patrolling Seattle's Leftist Utopia". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Kim Kelly (July 22, 2019). "'If others have rifles, we'll have rifles': why US leftist groups are taking up arms". The Guardian. Manchester, UK.
  9. ^ Wilson, Jason (August 19, 2018). "'Liberty or Death': rightwing protesters march against alleged leftwing violence in Seattle". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Morlin, Bill (August 20, 2018). "Patriot Prayer rally in Seattle: Plenty of guns and shouting". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.