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- Who invited gun clubs to the 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Hartford, CT?

- The question needs to be asked: Who invited gun clubs to the 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Hartford, CT? And why?

On Saturday, December 17, 2022, a John Brown Gun Club chapter faced off against armed anti-LGBTQ+ extremists, including neo-Nazis, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Members of the gun club were visibly carrying AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, a preferred weapon of the club.

The previous Sunday, December 11, 2022, no less than three chapters of the John Brown Gun Club showed up at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. A tweet by the CT chapter of the gun club suggested that they had concealed weapons with them.

Key people, issues and organizations:

USA Cycling, the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for competitive cycling
Adam Myerson, bike racer, coach (eg, Austin Killips), race promoter and organizer, formerly on UCI cyclocross commission
Austin Killips, trans woman bike racer
Jenna Lingwood, trans woman bike racer
The Wall
Fairness vs. inclusion
Left vs. right?
Save Women's Sports, protesters wearing Santa hats and holding signs
John Brown Gun Club, multiple chapters, wearing clothing with AR-15 rifle logo, invited to intimidate women protesters
The pro cycling media
The mainstream media, left vs. right
The new non-binary category at CX Nationals (listen to women, they have the solutions)

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