12. Chief of Capitol Police v Jeannette Rankin Brigade, 409 U.S. 972
(Nov. 6, 1972).
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On Mar. 1, 1954,(13) an extraordinary incident occurred
in the House Chamber. A discharge of firearms from the House Gallery
interrupted the counting of a division vote on a resolution relating to
the supplying of agricultural workers from Mexico. Four Puerto Rican
terrorists in Gallery Eleven fired an estimated 20 to 30 pistol shots
downward into the crowd of Members on the floor. Five Members were
wounded. All five of the wounded Members were discharged from the
hospitals by the end of May, 1954.
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13. 100 Cong. Rec. 2434, 83d Cong. 2d Sess.
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The four assailants were identified by police as belonging to the
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. They were brought to trial in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia. Three of the four were
sentenced to serve a total of from 25 to 75 years in prison, while the
fourth was sentenced to serve from 16 years and months to 50 Years