American Bar Association and Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia Present Taking Aim at Gun Violence: The Myth and Meaning of the Second AmendmentPlease join us on March 6, 2014, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., at the National Constitution Center for an in-depth discussion of current Second Amendment law and other developments in the fight to reduce gun violence in our community. This complimentary program will include the latest developments in the legal, legislative and public health fields, with experts from each area available for question and answer sessions . . .
Opening RemarksJames Silkenat, President, American Bar Association
Public Health PerspectivesJon Vernick, John Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research
Susan Sorenson, Firearm Injury Center, University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Miller, Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Second Amendment Law, Reform through Litigation, Legislative LandscapeErwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law Scholar, University of California
Jon Lowy, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Julie Leftwich, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Pennsylvania Gun Violence Issues Shira Goodman, CeaseFirePA
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, or Representative
Bryan Miller, Heeding God’s Call to End Violence
Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Mothers in Charge
To register, or for more information about the program, please email Jin Kim at jin.kim@americanbar.org.
