The agenda for the 2012 Gun Rights Policy Conference has been released and I’ve posted it below. The Second Amendment band Madison Rising will be doing the National Anthem as well as playing at both the Friday and Saturday night receptions. How cool is that!<\/p>\n
\n27th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference
September 28-30, 2012
Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, Airport<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n
\nFRIDAY, September 28, 2012\u2014Regency Ballroom
7:00 p.m. Registration Table Opens
7:00\u20139:00 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar
Co-hosted by Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)
Music by the patriot rock band Madison Rising<\/i><\/p>\nSATURDAY, September 29, 2012\u2014Intercontinental Ballroom
7:30 a.m. Registration Table Opens
Beverages hosted by Women & Guns Magazine<\/i><\/p>\n8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
Moderator\u2014Julianne Versnel, publisher, Journal on Firearms & Public Policy, director of operations, SAF
Color Guard\u2014University of Central Florida, Air Force ROTC
National Anthem performed by Madison Rising
Invocation\u2014Rev. Anthony Winfield, chaplain, Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York City<\/p>\n8:10 a.m. State of the Gun Rights Battle<\/i>
\n
\nWelcoming Remarks
The Road Traveled\u2014Joseph P. Tartaro, executive editor, TheGunMag.com, president, SAF
The Road Ahead\u2014Alan M. Gottlieb, chairman, CCRKBA and founder, SAF<\/i><\/p>\n8:30 a.m. The Most Dangerous Election of Our Lifetime
Maria Heil, board member and spokesperson, National Rifle Association<\/i><\/p>\n8:45 a.m. Federal Affairs Briefing
Mark Barnes, president, Mark Barnes and Associates
Jeff Knox, managing director, Firearms Coalition, gun issues columnist
Larry Pratt, executive director, Gun Owners of America
Joe Waldron, legislative director, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms<\/i><\/p>\n9:15 a.m. State Legislative Affairs Briefing I
Hon. Sam Slom, Minority Leader Hawaii Senate, trustee of the Second Amendment Foundation
Sandra Barreras, Puerto Rico, Damas de la Segunda Enmienda
Jim Irvine, president, Buckeye Firearms Association
Richard Nascak, co-executive director, Florida Carry.org.
Patrick Shomo, president, Maryland Shall Issue Inc.<\/i><\/p>\n9:45 a.m. Beverage break hosted IAPCAR<\/i><\/p>\n
10:00 a.m. State Legislative Affairs Briefing II
Stephen Aldstadt, president, Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE, Inc.) NY
Thomas Bolioli, secretary, Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc.
Don Moran, president, Illinois State Rifle Association
Tony Montanarella, president, California Rifle & Pistol Association
Philip Van Cleave, president, Virginia Citizens Defense League<\/i><\/p>\n10:30 a.m. Global Gun Control: Down but Not Out
Gary Burris, founder, Lone Star Shooting Association
Sheldon Clare, president, National Firearms Association of Canada
Julianne Versnel, publisher, Women & Guns, director of operations, Second Amendment Foundation
Maj. Gen. Allen Youngman, USA (ret.), executive director, Defense Small Arms Advisory Council<\/i><\/p>\n11:00 a.m. \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d Laws under Fire
Eric Friday, Esq., counsel for Florida Carry
Jon Gutmacher, Esq., firearms instructor, attorney and author of Florida Firearms — Law, Use & Ownership<\/i><\/p>\n11:20 a.m. Protecting the Right to Protect
Mark O\u2019Mara, Esq., defense attorney for George Zimmerman<\/i><\/p>\n11:45 a.m. Q & A on Morning Panels<\/i><\/p>\n
12:00 Noon Recess and break to prepare for box luncheon<\/i><\/p>\n
12:15 p.m. Awards Luncheon Hosted by CCRKBA and SAF
Speakers:
U.S. Representative. Joe Barton (R-Texas 6th Dist.)
Ambassador Donald A. Mahley
Otis McDonald, lead plaintiff, McDonald v. City of Chicago
Awards presentations<\/i><\/p>\n1:30 p.m. Recess Break<\/i><\/p>\n
1:45 p.m. Fine-Tuning Arms Rights in the Courts
David Jensen, Esq., SAF counsel in Kwong vs. Bloomberg, Moore v. Madigan and Piszczatoski v. Maenza
Donald Kilmer, Esq., counsel to CalGuns Foundation and SAF
David Kopel, Esq., research director, Independence Institute, co-author, Firearms Law & the Second Amendment
Dan Schmutter, Esq., legal counsel, Association of NJ Rifle & Pistol Clubs<\/i><\/p>\n2:15 p.m. The Second Amendment and the Legal Community
Bobbie K. Ross, Esq., Chair, Second Amendment Civil Rights Litigation Subcommittee, American Bar Association<\/i><\/p>\n2:30 p.m. The Realities of Self-Defense in Washington, DC
Emily Miller, senior editorial page editor, The Washington Times and author of Emily Gets a Gun<\/i><\/p>\n2:45 p.m. The \u201cFast and Furious\u201d Fiasco
David Workman, senior editor, TheGunMag.com, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner<\/i><\/p>\n3:00 p.m. Beverage service hosted by KeepAndBearArms.com<\/i><\/p>\n
3:15 p.m. Those Dangerous Gun-Free Zones
John Lott, PhD, commentator for FoxNews.com and Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/p>\n3:30 p.m. Breaking the Establishment Media\u2019s Stranglehold
Robert Farago, publisher, TheTruthAboutGuns.com
Bob Harvey, host, Bullseye Radio Talk Show
Fredy Riehl, editor and press coordinator, Ammoland.com
Mark Vanderberg, Gun Rights Radio Network<\/i><\/p>\n4:00 p.m. How Gun Rights Are Really at Risk if They Steal the Election First
John Fund, senior editor The American Spectator and columnist for National Review Online<\/i><\/p>\n4:15 p.m. The 2012 Elections: A Nation at the Crossroads
Alan Gottlieb, chairman, AmeriPAC, chairman, CCRKBA
Stephani Scruggs, president, Unite in Action and national chair, The 912 Project
Kirby Wilbur, chairman, Republican Party of Washington, SAF trustee<\/i><\/p>\n4:45 p.m. Growing State Gun Rights Networks
Gene Hoffman, chairman, CalGuns Foundation
Brent Carlton, president, Commonwealth Second Amendment Inc.
Sean Caranna, co-executive director, Florida Carry.org<\/i><\/p>\n5:15 p.m. Which Case Will Be the Next RKBA Case to Go to SCOTUS?
Alan Gura, SAF chief counsel and lead attorney, D.C. v. Heller, McDonald v. Chicago and Ezell v. Chicago<\/i><\/p>\n5:30 p.m. Q & A on afternoon panels<\/i><\/p>\n
6:00 p.m. Announcements and Adjournment<\/i><\/p>\n
6:30-9:30 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar\u2014Regency Ballroom
Hosted by Second Amendment Foundation and National Shooting Sports Foundation
Entertainment by patriotic rock band Madison Rising<\/i><\/p>\n\nSUNDAY, September 30, 2012\u2014Intercontinental Ballroom
8:30 a.m. Registration Table Opens
Beverage service hosted by TheGunMag.com<\/i><\/p>\n8:50 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
Moderator: Peggy Tartaro, editor of Women & Guns, board member CCRKBA<\/i><\/p>\n9:00 a.m. Growing the Gunowner Base in the Popular Culture War
Alan Korwin, author, After You Shoot, Bloomfield Press Richard Mgrdechian, president, Madison Rising
Neil Schulman, screenwriter, journalist, filmmaker
Peggy Tartaro, editor, Women & Guns magazine, board member, CCRKBA<\/i><\/p>\n9:35 a.m. The Supreme Court: A Majority of One
David Kopel, Esq., adjunct professor of Advanced Constitutional Law, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
Joseph P. Tartaro, executive editor, TheGunMag.com, president, SAF<\/i><\/p>\n10:00 a.m. The Many Faces of the Second Amendment
Rev. Kenneth V. Blanchard, pastor, firearms instructor, blogger
Doug Ritter, founder and chairman, KnifeRights.org
Erik Royce, founder, TruckerGuns Foundation
Linda Walker, board member, National Rifle Association<\/i><<\/p>\n10:30 a.m. Is Patient Privacy Dead after Florida Court Ruling?
Timothy Wheeler, MD, director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, a project of the SAF<\/i><\/p>\n10:45 a.m. The Academic Front in the Gun Rights Battle
David Burnett, Students for Concealed Carry
Brian Patrick, associate professor of communications, University of Toledo<\/i><\/p>\n11:05 a.m. The Anti-Gunners\u2019 Homeland Security Gambit
Charles Heller, executive director, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Benjamin Smith, director of Strategic Affairs, Unite in Action, and contributor to Breitbart and Fox News<\/i><\/p>\n11:25 a.m. Countering Media Bias
Don Irvine, president, Accuracy in Media
Malia Zimmerman, editor, Hawaii Reporter, director, Hawaii Rifle Association<\/i><\/p>\n11:45 a.m. Q & A on Morning Session<\/i><\/p>\n
12:00 Noon Report of the Resolutions Committee
Genie Jennings, W&G columnist
Stephen Aldstadt, president, SCOPE, Inc.
Linda Farmer, Georgia gun rights activist
Jeff Knox, managing director, Firearms Coalition, gun issue columnist
Don Moran, president, Illinois State Rifle Association
Herb Stupp, Vice Chairman CCRKBA
Miko Tempski, director, CCRKBA
Linda Walker, board member, National Rifle Association
Robert Wiest, SAF board of trustees, Tennessee activist<\/i><\/p>\n1:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
Alan M. Gottlieb and Joseph P. Tartaro<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n