protested because the proposed legislation would adversely effect the Panther Police Patrol. The group entered the assembly carrying their weapons, an incident that gained national attention. The police arrested Seale and five other Party members. Another incident occurred a few months after the protest, a Panther Police shoot-out erupted, leaving one police officer dead and Huey Newton wounded. Newton’s detainment of the police on murder charges became a rallying point for the Black Panther Party, which
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