California State Legislature

Reagan Signs Mulford Act Gun Control Law With NRA Support to Disarm Black Panthers Armed Patrols

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Governor Ronald Reagan signs the Mulford Act into law, prohibiting the public carrying of loaded firearms in California without a permit. The legislation, crafted by Republican Assemblyman Don Mulford with assistance from the National Rifle Association, specifically targets the Black Panther …

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Black Panther Party Formation in Oakland Triggers Immediate FBI COINTELPRO Surveillance and State Repression

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College students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton found the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in West Oakland, California, in response to systemic police brutality against African Americans. The organization emerges from the racial tensions and policing practices that plague Oakland, influenced by …

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California Legislature Begins Funding State Militia Expeditions for Indigenous Genocide

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California achieves statehood on September 9, 1850, and the newly formed state legislature immediately begins authorizing and funding militia expeditions explicitly designed to kill Indigenous Californians and drive them from their ancestral lands. Between 1850 and 1861, California governors call …

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