"American" Gun Rights Group That Held Capitol Rally Today Registered Domain Name March 2018 in Canada

A gun rights group rallied today on the South steps of the Capitol. According to The Sacramento Bee this was designed to be one of 50 rallies held nationwide:

"The nationwide gatherings were promoted through social media by a group called the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans. The rallies, which organizers intended to be held at all 50 state capitol buildings, were dubbed 'Americans for America.'"

An Internet search for the group identified a website belonging to the group, www.nccpa.com. A domain name search found that the group registered the domain in March 2018, in Toronto, Ontario. This seems unusual for a group of patriotic Americans. it is a pattern revealed before in groups that appear to be grassroots, but are in fact organized and financed from outside the country.

The address of the domain registration company, Tucows, is 96 Farley Mowat Drive. This is a 20-minute drive from the offices of Rebel Media, an alt-right publication begun in 2013. Rebel Media is known for stunts promoting Donald Trump and attempting to discredit those opposed to his presidency.

Below are some examples of the kinds of things Rebel Media does.

Rebel Media personality Jack Posobiec held up a “Rape Melania” sign outside the White House in an attempt to discredit protesters.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/trumps-weird-day-in-tweets-includes-rting-a-man-who-made?utm_term=.jsl505dvl#.cvNoDoLpP

Posobiec has since left Rebel Media.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/janelytvynenko/jack-posobiec-out-at-the-rebel?utm_term=.cj0VaVQEX#.ybQ8b8omP

Jack Posobiec and Laura Loomer rushed the stage at a performance of “Julius Caesar” in Central Park.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/06/17/pro-trump-protester-arrested-after-rushing-stage-at-controversial-julius-caesar-play-in-new-york/?utm_term=.d620fb5e1124
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-domain-troll-behind-pro-trump-stunts

Laura Loomer no longer works for Rebel Media.
https://forward.com/fast-forward/383780/laura-loomer-quit-rebel-media-because-they-told-her-to-stop-tweeting-about/

Rebel Media did not necessarily organize or finance the rally at the California State Capitol Saturday. A credible news outlet might want to check the group out before presenting them as a grassroots movement, as The Sacramento Bee did here.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article208924109.html#emlnl=Breaking_Newsletter
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Photo: Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee