The John Brown Gun Club (JBGC) is not your average weekend shooting club. Named after a violent abolitionist in the mid-19th century, it is a self-styled militia cloaked in radical leftist ideology. Its actions increasingly resemble those of a domestic terrorist organization. While the mainstream media prefers to focus on right-wing militias, the JBGC operates in plain sight, armed and unapologetic, often under the guise of “protecting protesters.” Protecting them from what, exactly? Apparently, from the horrors of free speech and conservative thought.
Let us begin with the most chilling example: the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA. On September 10, 2025, Kirk was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University. The alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, reportedly inscribed the phrase “Hey fascist! Catch!” on a shell casing—a slogan that appeared days later on recruitment flyers from the John Brown Gun Club posted at Georgetown University. Coincidence? That would be quite the stretch, even for the most forgiving observer.
These flyers were not subtle. They declared the JBGC to be “the only political group that celebrates when Nazis die” — a grotesque euphemism for anyone right of center. The flyers included QR codes linking to a site that promised “real change” through action—not words. One flyer even featured a censored image of Charlie Kirk with the caption “Rest In Piss Charlie Kirk.” This is not political discourse or protective services. This is incitement.
Georgetown University, to its credit, removed the flyers and reported the incident to the FBI. But the damage was done. Students, particularly conservatives, felt threatened. Shae McInnis, a sophomore and College Republicans treasurer, described the flyers as “a direct threat” to anyone who does not subscribe to the prevailing leftist orthodoxy. One might ask: Where is the national outrage? Where are the editorials decrying political violence? Apparently, condemnation is reserved for the right.
The JBGC’s activities are not limited to campus provocations. On July 4, 2025, a dozen individuals attacked the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas—an ICE facility. According to a criminal complaint, the assailants fired 20 to 30 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle before the weapon jammed. This was not a protest. This was an armed assault on a federal facility. If this had been carried out by a right-wing group, MSNBC would have run wall-to-wall coverage for a week. Instead, the incident barely registered in left-wing media.
The Center for Counter Extremism has rightly labeled the JBGC a “far-left group.” Their members routinely show up armed at left-wing rallies, claiming to protect protesters from right-wing threats. In reality, they are there to intimidate, to escalate, and to normalize the presence of firearms in political discourse. One might say they are the Antifa of the gun world. Antifa relies mostly on fists, rocks, and Molotov cocktails.
And let us not forget the broader context. The JBGC is but one tentacle of a growing beast of left-wing violence. Attacks on ICE facilities have become a daily occurrence. Conservative speakers are shouted down, threatened, and in Kirk’s case, murdered. The left once prided itself on tolerance and dialogue. Now it celebrates slogans written on bullet casings.
If this is what “progressive” looks like, perhaps we ought to reconsider the definition of the word. The JBGC is not a fringe group. It is a symptom of a deeper rot—a culture that excuses violence when it comes from the “correct” side of the aisle. The silence from liberal institutions is deafening. The hypocrisy is blinding. And the danger is growing.
So yes, let us call the John Brown Gun Club what it is — a violent, left-wing terrorist organization masquerading as a community defense group. The sooner we stop pretending otherwise, the safer our campuses, our communities, and our country will be.
So, there ‘tis.