We’re a shooting sports club with abolitionist values. We are not a security agency. We are not a militia.
Joined March 2021
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23 Nov 2022
How to Start a John Brown Gun Club - A🧵: We’ve gotten a bunch of questions today from folks about joining a JBGC. Sometimes the answer is that there is nothing local to the person asking and so our reflexive response is: Start one! 1/
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21 Jan 2025
Just got back from the National Day of Action event in New Haven. It's always inspiring to see so many people turn out in less than perfect weather; and from such a broad coalition, no less! Thank you to all the organizers for having us.
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18 Jan 2025
We held it down at the We Will Not Go Back rally in New London today. It was a privilege as always to get to share the space with so many caring people. We continue to stand with our comrades no matter who's in the White House. On to the next one!
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15 Jan 2025
If you haven't followed us on the other app yet be sure to. Our @ is JBGC over there.
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6 Jan 2025
Just in time for the J6 anniversary, @propublica dropped this story on a mole within the ranks of the Oathkeepers and adjacent groups only a couple days ago. Important reading.
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1 Jan 2025
We wish everyone a new year that is peaceful, safe, and abundant. If it fails to be any of those three things, we hope you can look to your community for support. For our part, we still strive to be a part of the community you can count on. Look out for eachother this year.
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My friend, a 19yo disabled Trans youth, is escaping an abusive Transphobic home. They need to fundraise $3,000 ASAP to escape to a safe State while recovering from a recent surgery. Any help—donating or sharing—can save their life! 💜 #NewYearsMutualAid
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5 Dec 2024
There are many such cases. The police are instruments of and manifest expressions of patriarchy. They can't be the community's solution to domestic violence or stalking.
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4 Dec 2024
On this day, in 1969, The FBI and the Chicago Police assassinated Chairman Fred Hampton. He was only 21 years old. To paraphrase him: “You don’t fight capitalism with Black capitalism, you fight capitalism with socialism!”
All power to The People!
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3 Dec 2024
Captain John Brown was executed on this day in 1859. If you’d like to know more about this legendary abolitionist, this book (and audiobook) comes highly recommended.
His soul goes marching on!
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23 Nov 2024
(1/2) We've had some questions lately about getting armed. If that's the right decision for you, yesterday's episode of the It Could Happen Here pod had some good advice. For training and CT permit testing we love @cryosilver. He's a comrade and a great instructor.
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23 Nov 2024
(2/2) Of course, Stop the Bleed training should always come first before guns. Also, a gun is just one tool for a few different purposes. If you're looking because you're scared, know it's okay if you can't or won't get armed. There are so many other ways to help your community.
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22 Nov 2024
We've been spitballing some skill-share ideas to help build community resilience. Out of curiosity, what are some things you folks would really like to learn more about? What are some things you think more people should learn about?
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15 Nov 2024
We love this @yesmagazine article on comdef activism. It's a solid rec for anyone interested in the history and present of leftist community self-defense.
yesmagazine.org/social-justi…
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30 Oct 2024
This is the hard thing. I generally do not ask for help for myself, but at the request (and demand) of several in my circles...this was created for me and is my official go fund me.
gofund.me/69f24af2
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This is a dear RI comrade who’s put in countless hours of work to serve their community. This is our opportunity to return the favor. Please consider contributing to their GFM. In solidarity,
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30 Oct 2024
This is the hard thing. I generally do not ask for help for myself, but at the request (and demand) of several in my circles...this was created for me and is my official go fund me.
gofund.me/69f24af2
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28 Oct 2024
New Haven PD are sweeping an encampment of unhoused folks and arresting them. For bail support, etc:
U-ACT's CashApp is $UnhousedActivistsCT
Thank you all for the support of so many kinds!!
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26 Oct 2024
We’ve been working hard on being better resources for DV in our extended community. We have some very exciting things coming together that we look forward to telling you about, but in the mean time, we’re still cobbling together help for folks.
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A family needs food for the next couple days and money for laundry. If folks are willing and able, we just got this family out of a hotel and into an apartment but it’s less than ideal. Any amount you can give helps. $CTJBGC if you can.
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One of our comrades snapped these during his sojourn across these United States.
"They hanged him for a traitor, themselves the traitor's crew.
His soul goes marching on."
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