Jay Childers
@jaychilders.bsky.social
Always already thinking about rhetoric, politics, & violence. Professor and author. Resister of the end times.
Violence is "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in, or has a high likelihood of, resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation." (WHO)
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Violence is "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in, or has a high likelihood of, resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation." (WHO)
About 1,000? Can y'all even count? There were far more than that.
October 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
About 1,000? Can y'all even count? There were far more than that.
7.) Finally, they are of course named after the abolitionist John Brown, an American hero who was willing to give up his life in the fight against slavery. Erasing history and bringing back the Lost Cause myth will never change that.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
7.) Finally, they are of course named after the abolitionist John Brown, an American hero who was willing to give up his life in the fight against slavery. Erasing history and bringing back the Lost Cause myth will never change that.
6.) The best historical analogy for JBGCs might be the vigilance committees that popped up all over the North in the 1850s to help protect Black people from those attempting to profit off the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
6.) The best historical analogy for JBGCs might be the vigilance committees that popped up all over the North in the 1850s to help protect Black people from those attempting to profit off the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law.
5.) Some JBGCs will provide armed protection for marginalized community members and the businesses that support them. They are defensive and not offensive in nature.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
5.) Some JBGCs will provide armed protection for marginalized community members and the businesses that support them. They are defensive and not offensive in nature.
4.) Many JBGCs offer gun safety resources and provide mutual aid for the larger community.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
4.) Many JBGCs offer gun safety resources and provide mutual aid for the larger community.
3.) Because of that, JBGCs reflect the values and goals of local members. Most focus on offering left-leaning gun owners a shared space away from the more rightwing, conservative gun culture.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
3.) Because of that, JBGCs reflect the values and goals of local members. Most focus on offering left-leaning gun owners a shared space away from the more rightwing, conservative gun culture.
2.) The first JBGC started over 20 years ago in Lawrence, Kansas. Others have taken the name, but there is not a national organization. They are a VERY loose network of local groups, some of which now exist under the name Redneck Revolt.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
2.) The first JBGC started over 20 years ago in Lawrence, Kansas. Others have taken the name, but there is not a national organization. They are a VERY loose network of local groups, some of which now exist under the name Redneck Revolt.
1.) JBGCs are NOT domestic terrorists.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
1.) JBGCs are NOT domestic terrorists.
Violence: "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation." (WHO)
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Violence: "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation." (WHO)
They have their prophet and now they have their martyr, so this is not about politics for a lot of them. This is a faith movement, a religious movement. I don’t see how calls for more debate and civility are going to help. This requires a massive social and political countermovement.
September 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
They have their prophet and now they have their martyr, so this is not about politics for a lot of them. This is a faith movement, a religious movement. I don’t see how calls for more debate and civility are going to help. This requires a massive social and political countermovement.