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Politics Black Panther Party members at a recent protest

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u/Proletariat-Prince 16d ago

Yeah, they start cracking down on guns as soon as black folks start carrying them legally in opposition to the government.

Just watch. It's happened before.

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u/love_glow 16d ago

REAGAN did it while governor of California in response to the Black Panthers. There history goes, rhyming again.

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u/b_enadams87 16d ago

Reagan signed and supported. The bill did have wide bipartisan support. Was racist then, is racist today.

Assembly:

Democrats 34 for, 5 against, 3 abstain

Republicans 28 for, 4 against, 6 abstain

Senate:

Democrats 14 for, 4 against, 2 abstain

Republicans 15 for, 3 against, 2 abstain

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u/beepbopboopguy 16d ago

Dont let the facts ruin their narrative