Vinlanders Social Club

The Vinlanders Social Club (VSC) was formed in 2003 by associates and previous members of the skinhead group Outlaw Hammerskins.^[1] In 2010, the Phoenix Police Department, with assistance from the local branch of the Anti-Defamation League, arrested several members of the Arizona chapter.^[2] Following his departure from the Hammerskins, Eric “The Butcher” Fairburn and Brien James began the Hoosier State Skinheads group, while Steven Smith with four other ex-members formed the Keystone State Skinheads. These two groups in conjunction with the Ohio State Skinheads joined forces in 2003 and formed the VSC.^[3]

In 2007, James posted on the VSC website that the group was going to "separate itself from the racist movement".^[4]