“We maintain that the current statue cited by the DA and police in order to violate our constitutional, civil and human rights is a crime and it is because we are black and it is because we are black panthers. This is in clear violation of the state and US constitution, freedom of expression and the right to bear arms.” – Statement from the Black Panther Party, quoted in NC deputies seize 10 guns at Black Panther Party press conference [via wncn.com]