Pro-Second Amendment New Black Panther Party speaks out against rising crime – Washington Examiner

Mississippi leaders of the New Black Panther Party spoke out against black-on-black violence and the crime crisis gripping their community Tuesday.

"Black people shouldn't be killing black people, under no circumstances," member Steven Harris said during a press conference in Jackson, Mississippi. "You have to love your people."

Crime and death in the community have reached a crisis point, according to Sherrell Potts, a commander in the New Black Panther Party.

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"We just had a 5-year-old baby get killed at a convenience store," Potts said.

Leaders of the group also used Tuesday's press conference to announce a slew of events, including a National Black Unity Convention, according to a report.

Events will include a national self-defense training and a national self-defense Second Amendment assembly, the report noted.

Tuesday's remarks come less than a month after the New Black Panther Party called for an end to gang violence in minority communities.

Lets not be our own worst enemy. Lets be creative. Lets build," New Black Panther Party's General Taylormade said, according to a report.

"Let's provide a better future for the youth. Instead of allowing them to deteriorate, we have to set the tone. We cant sit back and say, 'Its not our problem.' It can become your problem. It can come sit at your doorstep."

Gangs need to put down their guns and community members need to combat the hardships faced in underrepresented areas, the group said.

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"Put the guns down. Stop killing your people. Learn how to unite in your community," Harris said.

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