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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1982 EDITION . GSA FPMR (41 CHR) 101-11.6 ( UNITED STATE, G RNMENT Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (105-165706) SUB 8 DATE: 6/3/71 SAC, CHARLOTTE (157-6171) (P) oe yEcT: BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP) __CHARLOTTE DIVISION POSSIBLE GUN LAW VIOLATIONS RACIAL MATTERS Re Director's airtel to SAC, Albany, 5/17/71, captioned"National Firearms Act, State Firearms Control Assistance Act, Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms, Racial Matters", Concerning the BPP within the Charlotte Division, it should be noted there is a chapter located at Winston Salen, N. C,, with some activities of this chapter carried out at High Point, N. C, Informants and other sources and law enforcement officers have reported the group in possession of approximately 12 rifles and shotguns, none of which are in violation of Federal Firearm Laws. No information has been developed that the group is in possession of explosives or has made other incendiary devices such as molotov cocktails for stockpiling. Appropriate informants have been alerted to the / Bureau's desire to receive information concerning possession / of weapons by black extremists and this has been followed closely. In addition, during the development of background data concerning each BPP member, particular emphasis has been given to that phase pertaining to arrests and military service which could possibly place the individual in a category where ownership of weapons would be a violation, There are currently no firearm law violations under investigation concerning the BPP, however, in the event information is received of a possible violation, investigation will be immediately instituted, ST-1 = REC-34/05- 446.706-€-5/3 (2 Bureau (105-165706) (SUB 8) ° —— 3 = Charlotte (2 - 157-6171) (1 = 4-00) B. JUN 7 497; THG: nfs — 1 sun"30 1971 ago. 1S 4 “ir Wh Ww eC Ara ua - 4 Lager <I ae mt be Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 9010-108 04 a oP ae Se gE ety oe fp EF OE ae I ae ee it . 2 ee > ? OLS gay) tn " mo wo. —_ a ia Ne, a aha a ren . 3. s SUNT eet Sr ee ea ee ne On : ES Rn eno Stew rT c ses ' r Ta opt