{"id":1585,"date":"2014-09-22T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2014\/09\/22\/draft-agenda-for-2014-gun-rights-policy\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:24:31","slug":"draft-agenda-for-2014-gun-rights-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1585","title":{"rendered":"Draft Agenda For The 2014 Gun Rights Policy Conference Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:11506,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.leadershipinstitute.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260410191758\\\/http:\\\/\\\/leadershipinstitute.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 04:57:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 04:57:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe Second Amendment Foundation sponsored Gun Rights Policy Conference is almost here. It starts this coming Friday evening in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency &#8211; O&#8217;Hare Airport. The draft agenda has been released and it is jam-packed.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to be there as will my fellow co-hosts of The Polite Society Podcast, Paul Lathrop and Rob Morse. If you are going to be there, please make sure you introduce yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Herewith is the draft agenda:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><i>29th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference<br \/>\nSeptember 26-28, 2014<br \/>\nHyatt Regency Chicago O\u2019Hare Airport<\/p>\n<p><b>FRIDAY, September 26, 2014\u2014International Ballroom<\/b><\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. Registration Table Opens<\/p>\n<p>7:00-9:00 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar<\/p>\n<p>Co-hosted by Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms &amp; National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)<\/p>\n<p><b>SATURDAY, September 27, 2014\u2014Rosemont Ballroom<\/b><\/p>\n<p>7:30 a.m. Registration Table Opens<\/p>\n<p>Beverages hosted by Women &amp; Guns Magazine and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER<\/p>\n<p>Moderator\u2014Julianne Versnel, publisher, Journal on Firearms &amp; Public Policy, director of operations, SAF<br \/>\nStar Spangled Banner \u2013 Colleen Lawson, plaintiff, McDonald v. Chicago<br \/>\nTrooping of the Colors \u2013 American Legion Post 206 \u2013 Arlington Heights, Illinois<br \/>\nPledge of Allegiance\u2014Rhonda Ezell, plaintiff, Ezell v. Chicago<br \/>\nInvocation\u2014TBD<\/p>\n<p>8:15 a.m. State of the Gun Rights Battle<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming Remarks<\/p>\n<p>The Road Traveled\u2014Joseph P. Tartaro, editor of TheGunMag.com, president,<br \/>\nSecond Amendment Foundation (SAF)<br \/>\nThe Road Ahead\u2014Alan M. Gottlieb, chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to<br \/>\nKeep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and founder, SAF<\/p>\n<p>8:30 a.m. Federal Affairs Briefing<\/p>\n<p>Mark Barnes, President, Mark Barnes Associates, CCRKBA federalist lobbyist<br \/>\nJeff Knox, Director, The Firearms Coalition, founder of GunVoter.org<br \/>\nLarry Pratt, Executive Director, Gun Owners of America<br \/>\nSeth Waugh, director of Government Relations- Federal Affairs, NSSF<\/p>\n<p>9:00 a.m. Disarming the Jews and \u201cEnemies of the State\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen P. Halbrook, Esq., Research Fellow at the Independent Institute<\/p>\n<p>9:15 a.m. State Legislative Affairs Briefing I<\/p>\n<p>Philip Van Cleave, president, Virginia Citizens Defense League<br \/>\nScott Bach, chairman, Association of NJ Rifle and Pistol Clubs, board member, NRA<br \/>\nJim Wallace, executive director, Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) Massachusetts<br \/>\nRichard Pearson, executive vice president, Illinois State Rifle Association<br \/>\nSean Maloney, Esq., Buckeye Firearms Association leader<br \/>\nStephen Aldstadt, president, Scope NY, Inc. (Shooters Committee on Political Education)<\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. Beverage break hosted Ruger<\/p>\n<p>10:15 a.m. State Legislative Affairs Briefing II<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Henry, executive director, Georgia Carry.org<br \/>\nPaul Valone, president, Grass Roots North Carolina<br \/>\nSean Caranna, co-executive director, Florida Carry.org<br \/>\nTony Montanarella, board member &amp; past president, California Rifle and Pistol Association<br \/>\nAndrew Rothman, vice president, Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance MN<br \/>\nHon. Phillip Journey, vice president, Kansas State Rifle Association<\/p>\n<p>11:00 a.m. Collision Course: Our Second Amendment and the International Gun Control Agenda<\/p>\n<p>Mark Westrom, president, Defense Small Arms Advisory Council<br \/>\nD. Allen Youngman, executive director, Defense Small Arms Advisory Council<br \/>\nJulianne Versnel, director of operations, Second Amendment Foundation<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. Special Address<\/p>\n<p>Jack McCauley, former Captain, Maryland State Troopers, investigative consultant<\/p>\n<p>11:45 a.m. Recess and break to prepare for box luncheon<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by American Legacy<br \/>\nMaster of Ceremonies, Tom Gresham, host of Gun Talk radio<br \/>\nAddress by Alan Gura, Esq., litigator in the Heller and McDonald Supreme Court cases<\/p>\n<p>Awards presentations<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. Recess Break<\/p>\n<p>1:45 p.m. Winning Firearms Freedom One Lawsuit at a Time<\/p>\n<p>Dan Schmutter, Esq., legal counsel, Association of New Jersey Rifle &amp; Pistol Clubs<br \/>\nEric Friday, Esq., litigator for Florida Carry and Second Amendment Foundation<br \/>\nMiko Tempski, Esq., general counsel, Second Amendment Foundation<br \/>\nDavid Sigale, Esq., attorney for SAF in several gun rights actions<br \/>\nDavid Jensen, Esq., attorney for SAF in several gun rights actions<br \/>\nDavid Kopel, Esq., law professor and litigator in Colorado gun law challenge<br \/>\nPaloma Capanna, Esq., litigator and policy analyst, Second Amendment Coalition Resource Center (NY)<\/p>\n<p>2:45 p.m. Pro-Second Amendment Allies and Resources<\/p>\n<p>Bill McGrath, legislative director, Safari Club International<br \/>\nRick Patterson, vice president, Sporting Arms &amp; Ammunition Manufacturers Institute<\/p>\n<p>3:15 p.m. Beverage service hosted by Cheaper than Dirt<\/p>\n<p>3:30 p.m. Gunowners and the Mid-Term Elections<\/p>\n<p>John Fund, national affairs correspondent, National Review Online<\/p>\n<p>3:45 p.m. The Anti-Gun Troika: Background Checks, Microstamping &amp; Smart Guns<\/p>\n<p>Alan Gottlieb, chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms<br \/>\nGeorge Owens, director of legislative affairs, Alabama Gun Rights<br \/>\nStephen D\u2019Andrilli, president, ArbalestQuarrel.com<\/p>\n<p>4:15 p.m. Bloomberg&#8217;s false claims about guns.<\/p>\n<p>John Lott, PhD, economist and columnist for Fox News, president, Crime Prevention Research Center<\/p>\n<p>4:30 p.m. Targeting \u2018Gun Free\u2019 Zones<\/p>\n<p>Massad Ayoob, trustee, Second Amendment Foundation, author, founder, Lethal Force Institute<br \/>\nJohn Edeen, MD, pediatric surgeon, Texas Hospital activist<br \/>\nChris Bird, firearms instructor, author, Thank God I Had a Gun, Second Edition<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. Building Effective State Legal Action Organizations<\/p>\n<p>Gene Hoffman, CalGuns Foundation<br \/>\nThomas Bolioli, Commonwealth Second Amendment Foundation<\/p>\n<p>5:20 p.m. Expanding Train Me Arizona Nationwide<\/p>\n<p>Alan Korwin, author &amp; publisher of Firearms Law Books<\/p>\n<p>5:30 p.m. Q &amp; A on Saturday session<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. Announcements and Adjournment<\/p>\n<p>6:30-9:00 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar\u2014 International Ballroom<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Second Amendment Foundation and US Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)<\/p>\n<p><b>SUNDAY, September 28, 2014\u2014Rosemont Ballroom<\/b><\/p>\n<p>8:15 A.M. Registration Table Opens<\/p>\n<p>Beverage service hosted by TheGunMag.com and Keep and Bear Arms.com<\/p>\n<p>8:50 a.m. CALL TO ORDER<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: Peggy Tartaro, editor of Women &amp; Guns, board member CCRKBA<\/p>\n<p>9:00 a.m. Shootout at the Airwaves Coral<\/p>\n<p>Tom Gresham, host of Gun Talk radio and TV shows, CCRKBA board member<br \/>\nMark Walters, host of Armed America Radio<\/p>\n<p>9:30 a.m. A First Amendment Guide to the Second Amendment<\/p>\n<p>David Kopel, Esq., research director, Independence Institute, adjunct professor of constitutional law,<br \/>\nDenver University Sturm College<\/p>\n<p>9:45 a.m. Science vs. Fiction in Public Health Policy<\/p>\n<p>Vikram Khanna, Editor at Large, THCB\u2019s Wellness, blogger at \u201cKhanna on Health\u201d<br \/>\nRobert B. Young, MD, distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association<br \/>\nTimothy Wheeler, MD, Founder, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, co-author, Keeping Your Family Safe<\/p>\n<p>10:15 a.m. Expanding Carry Options for America<\/p>\n<p>Tim Schmidt, Founder, U.S. Concealed Carry, Inc., Publisher, Concealed Carry Magazine<\/p>\n<p>10:30 a.m. Tackling Media Bias on Guns and Gunowners<\/p>\n<p>Charles Heller, host, Liberty Watch Radio<br \/>\nMalia Zimmerman, editor, Hawaii Reporter<br \/>\nDon Irvine, president, Accuracy in Media<\/p>\n<p>11:00 a.m. Investigating Gun Related News and the Rise of the Citizen Journalist<\/p>\n<p>David Codrea, Unauthorized Journalist<br \/>\nDave Workman, senior editor, TheGunMag.com<\/p>\n<p>11:20 a.m. The Bigger Picture Second Amendment<\/p>\n<p>Doug Ritter, founder and chairman, KnifeRights.org<br \/>\nJennifer Coffey, former NH state representative, legislative liaison Second Amendment Sisters<\/p>\n<p>11:45 a.m. Q&amp;A on morning panels<\/p>\n<p>12:00 Noon Report of the Resolutions Committee<\/p>\n<p>Genie Jennings, Maine activist and Women &amp; Guns columnist<br \/>\nDon Moran, president, Illinois State Rifle Association<br \/>\nStephen Aldstadt, president, Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE, Inc.) NY<br \/>\nHerb Stupp, Board Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms<br \/>\nRobert Weist, Trustee, Second Amendment Foundation<br \/>\nAinsley Reynolds, Citizens for a Safer New Jersey<br \/>\nJoe Waldon, Legislative director, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms<br \/>\nAndrew Queen, president, Fidelity Security<\/p>\n<p>1:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment<\/p>\n<p>Alan M. Gottlieb and Joseph P. Tartaro<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nAfter the conference ends, there will be a workshop led by the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadershipinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Leadership Institute<\/a> entitled, &#8220;The Gun Owners Elected Official Accountability Workshop&#8221; that will run from 1:30pm until 3:30pm. It is a free workshop that is intended to maximize the effectiveness of gun owners as citizen lobbyists. If you have a late flight or are local to the Chicago area, I think it would make a worthwhile add-on to your time at the conference. Did I mention it was free?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to attend the workshop, let Jessica Brown know at <span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><\/span><a href=\"mailto:Jessica.Brown@liberty.seanet.com\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Jessica.Brown@liberty.seanet.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Amendment Foundation sponsored Gun Rights Policy Conference is almost here. 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