leviathan-supersystem:

As some of our neighbors already know, multiple members of the Steel City John Brown Gun Club attended the Second Amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia this past Monday. We helped bring together antifascist/antiracist community defense organizers from across the region and beyond to stand in critical solidarity with those rallying in protest against that state’s new package of restrictive firearms legislation. While we understand that the issue of gun control, and this rally in particular, is a fraught one, we decided to engage, believing that building relationships and participating in public spaces of resistance is more worthwhile than opting out just because they are complicated. If similar laws were implemented in our region, much of the community defense work that we do would could be rendered a felony. This includes our work of providing training to community members who desire the means and skills required to defend themselves and their neighbors.