Symposium - 2007
2007 Civil Rights Law Journal Symposium:
The Second Amendment and
Twenty-First Century Jurisprudence
October 17, 2007
GMU Law School Campus
3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
Panel Discussions Begin at 4:00p,
Keynote Begins at 8:00p
Hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine to be served
NEW: We have been approved for 3.5 hours of CLE Credit (details below)
4:00 – 5:00: The Extent of the Individual Right to Gun Ownership (Room 221)
Gun Control Scholars Debate the Extent of the Individual Right to Gun Ownership, with a Special Focus on Ownership Rights in the Wake of Disasters Such as Hurricane Katrina
- Dr. Stephen Halbrook (Noted Second Amendment scholar and author of eight books on gun control)
- Jim Kessler (Vice President for Policy, Third Way)
- Dr. Robert J. Cottrol (Professor of Law, The George Washington University)
5:05– 6:05: Guns on Campus: The Legalities of Gun Control after the Tragedy at Virginia Tech (Room 221)
- John Flannery, Esq. (Litigator, former federal prosecutor, and Special Counsel to the Democratic minority on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Clinton impeachment)
- Sandra S. Froman, Esq. (Former President, National Rifle Association)
- Brian Siebel, Esq. (Senior Attorney, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and author of No Gun Left Behind: The Gun Lobby’s Campaign to Push Guns Into Colleges and Schools)
- David Kopel, Esq. (Editor-in-Chief, Journal on Firearms & Public Policy, and Contributing Editor, Gun Week)
6:15– 7:45: District of Columbia v. Heller: The Collective Right to Bear Arms vs. The Individual Right (Room 120)
- Dr. Nelson Lund (Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment, Vice-Dean, George Mason University School of Law)
- Dennis Henigan, Esq. (Vice President for Policy and Law, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence)
- Dr. Robert Levy (Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, and plaintiff's attorney in Parker v. District of Columbia)
- Richard Allen, Esq. (Assistant to the Solicitor General in the Carter White House, and adjunct professor of law at George Mason University)
- James Warner, Esq. (Former Associate Counsel, National Rifle Association, and Senior Domestic Policy Analyst in the Reagan White House)
- Prof. William Merkel (Associate Professor, Washburn University School of Law and author of The Militia and the Right to Arms, Or, How the Second Amendment Fell Silent)
8:00 – 9:00: Keynote: Former Congressman David McIntosh (R-IN) (Law School Atrium)
CLE Credit
This symposium has been approved for 3.5 hours (0.0 ethics) of Virginia CLE credit. We will have the necessary forms on hand for any attorney wishing to take advantage of these credits. There is no charge for the CLE credit.
Written Submissions
In the 18.2 edition of the Civil Rights Law Journal, we will be publishing the following pieces by our participants. This is not a complete list, and some of these pieces may be in draft form, but they should give attendees a good idea of what to expect from our panelists:
Richard A. Allen: What Arms? A Textualist's View of the Second Amendment
John P. Flannery: Students Died at Virginia Tech Because Our Government Failed to Act!
Stephen P. Halbrook: “Only Law Enforcement Will Be Allowed to Have Guns”: Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans Firearm Confiscations
Dennis A. Henigan: Self-Inflicted Wounds: The D.C. Circuit on the Second Amendment
David B. Kopel: Dhimmitude and Disarmament
Nelson Lund: D.C.'s Handgun Ban and the Constitutional Right to Arms: One Hard Question?
Brian J. Siebel: The Case Against Guns On Campus
RSVP
We do not require anyone to RSVP to attend, though if you plan on coming, we would appreciate some notice so as to advise our caterers. If you are unable to RSVP but find yourself able to attend, we still look forward to seeing you. RSVPs can be sent to our Symposium Editor Jamie Gregorian at rsvp-at-gregorian-dot-us.
We invite all members of the legal community to join us.
Getting Here
George Mason University School of Law is conveniently located on the Orange Line, a short walk from the Virginia Square Metro Stop. We highly recommend using Metro, as parking is limited in in our neighborhood. If you do choose to drive, directions can be found by clicking here. If you are differently abled and require special parking, we request that you contact Symposium Editor Jamie Gregorian at jgregori-at-gmu-dot-edu as soon as possible.
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