This week’s guests are three members of Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club.
The three men who come from vastly different backgrounds have insightful opinions and interesting perspectives.
History Lesson: John Brown was a radical abolitionist. He and his sons armed a small rebellion of escaped slaves and freedmen by raiding a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry. Read the whole story! Oddly, they don’t seem to teach you much about him in school.
14:00 Gun abolition is dangerous--the state is not here to defend marginalized populations.
25:00 What does the John Brown Gun Club do?
27:00 How does the John Brown Gun Club really feel about the NRA?
31:00 How does PSJBC support Tacoma Against Nazis?
34:00 Is there space for persons of color to discuss firearms, learn how to use them, and maybe even shoot?
42:00 How do we navigate the conversation between gun owning and students asking for gun control?
Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club at a protest in Seattle this August, Source: Reddit
🌟 Show Contributor Cat’s Note: “I'm simultaneously heartened by their existence and baffled by the notion of being that free with firearms.”
The 5: Long Reads to shape Understanding
The Rifle on the Wall: a Left Argument for Gun Rights
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
Going Further:
Patriot Prayer (they’re awful)
Examples of Hate Symbols (14/88)
Follow the PSJBGC
Housekeeping: Buy the fall #NerdFarmReads Book, We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang