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Heavily-armed leftist gun club patrolling streets of Seattle’s CHAZ to ‘ward off dangerous extremists’
A HEAVILY-armed leftist group are patrolling the streets of Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone to deter other extremists.
The liberal gun club decrying police brutality in the are surrounding Cal Anderson Park in with firearms.
The Seattle Autonomous Zone consists of six blocks around the abandoned East Precinct, which officers were forced to flee after receiving threats it would be burned down.
Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club (PSJBGC) members serve as loosely organized security there.
The controversial leftist organization made headlines when one of its members Willem van Spronsen set an ICE parking lot on fire.
“This place has gone from being filled with explosions and tear gas to being a place of healing," one occupier told , after weeks of demonstrations and violent clashes between protesters and police.
The no-cop zone emerged in the wake of 's brutal arrest and death in , which prompted nationwide outrage.
PSJBGC spokesperson, known as "Nick," said they also provide security for “some very prominent black voices who were doing speeches here at the Autonomous Zone."
Last Sunday, a white man armed with a Glock drove into a crowd of protesters before shooting a man in the arm.
He was charged with first-degree assault but leftist gun clubs are reportedly on the scene at CHAZ to act as a deterrent to white supremacist groups, boogaloo bois, and violent gangs.
But other activists argued that the "Autonomous Zone" protesters are co-opting outrage over the death of Floyd.
Some are concerned that the message behind the campaign has been "hijacked" and "distorted" as a result of this armed revolt, according to .
"We have people who are disciplined with firearms, and people who get into firearms who don't have that discipline, so when we see it, we’re not policing people," Nick said of their armed presence there.
"The best we can do is educate people. Other people are carrying and we want to make sure that people are carrying safely, so we’re also discussing whether we can do trainings for people here."
News of these armed factions emerged after Mayor Jenny Durkan declared a weapons ban on May 30.
“There have been individuals with weapons—open carrying is legal in Washington State," her spokesperson told the Daily Best.
"While the CHAZ is within the area of the City currently under a weapons ban, the Emergency Order establishing the weapons ban does not mandate enforcement.
"It gives officers the option to take certain actions (i.e., confiscate weapons) if they deem it necessary."
Police Chief Best told KIRO 7 "we don’t want to exacerbate or intensify or incite problems that are going to lead to harm to the officers or the people who are standing by."
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"We know that several are armed," he said of of the Zone. “WWe want to make sure that we are being very thoughtful about how we respond.”
Simultaneously, Fox News reported on “” emerging in the No Cop Co-Op in the absence of Seattle police after an activist was pictured handing someone a firearm from the back of a car.
Cops said they received complaints that protesters are and shaking down businesses inside for protection money.
But African American Community Advisory Council Chair Victoria Beach (AACAC) pointed out that black protesters may struggle to be heard with this distraction.
"How are we going to be heard if that’s happening?" she told KOMO News. "How are we going to come to the table and talk?"
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President deemed CHAZ's inhabitants to be “domestic terrorists" and urged Gov Jay Inslee and Durkan to put a stop to it, which .
"Take back your city NOW. If you don't do it, I will," Trump tweeted. "This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stooped [sic] IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!
"Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle, run by Radical Left Democrats, of course. LAW & ORDER!"
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