The Socialist Rifle Association, a dues-paying, pro-firearms, leftist organization, is celebrating its annual SRA National Convention in Denver, Colorado beginning today. The movement has steadily grown in popularity, with chapters in many states.

The SRA seeks to educate the American Left about firearms, something they consider pertinent to the struggles of the working class. “We seek to provide a safe, inclusive, and left-leaning platform for talking about gun rights and self defense, free from racist and reactionary prejudices, while providing a platform for the working class to obtain the skills necessary for all aspects of community defense.”