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Did the Black Panthers change the NRA?

Did the Black Panthers’ discovery of an obscure shooting law in 1966 set off a chain of events that accidentally helped bring about the current gun crisis in the USA?

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was created to defend black communities in California from excessive force by the police. The Guardian’s Media Editor Jim Waterson examines whether their armed shadowing of police officers inadvertently went on to change the USA in an unexpected way.

Presenter: Jim Waterson
Producer: Robbie MacInnes
An SPG production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Tue 15 Feb 2022 09:30
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