Jeff Thomas
New member
A friend passed along the tentative agenda for the Gun Rights Policy Conference (see www.saf.org ). This is a wonderful affair, and you should really attempt to go if you have the opportunity. Many fine people, great information ... a terrific experience.
With one exception.
Take a look at the tentative agenda:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>DRAFT AGENDA Tentative as of Sept. 19, 2000
15th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference
September 29 through October 1, 2000
Crystal City Marriott, Arlington, Virginia
Friday, Sept. 29, 2000
6:30 PM Registration Table Opens outside Potomac Ballroom (Rooms DEF)
7:00 – 10:00 PM Buffet reception with cash bar Potomac Ballroom (Rooms DEF)
Hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and
Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
Speakers: Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT)
Rep. Matthew G. Martinez (D-CA)
Other Members of the House and Senate
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000
7:00 AM Registration table opens outside Crystal Forum (adjacent to hotel)
Continental Breakfast hosted by Cannon Safes
8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER (Crystal Forum)
John Barnett, Executive Director, Second Amendment Foundation
Pledge of Allegiance—Doc Carlson, vice president, Washington Arms Collectors
Invocation—Rev. Anthony Winfield, chaplain, Elmhurst Hospital, Long Island, NY
8:45 AM STATE OF THE NATION: Eight Years of Conflict
Alan M. Gottlieb, Chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
STATE OF THE NATION: Window of Opportunity
Joseph Tartaro, President, Second Amendment Foundation
9:15 AM FEDERAL AFFAIRS BRIEFING
John Snyder, Public Affairs Director, CCRKBA
Lt. Gen. James Chambers, USAF (ret.), executive director, SAAMI
Jim Fotis, executive director, Law Enforcement Alliance of America
John Velleco, media director, Gun Owners of America
Neal Knox, executive director, Firearms Coalition
10:00 AM Break & refreshments hosted by Smith & Wesson
10:15 AM STATE & LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING
State Sen. Sam Slom (R-HI), trustee and secretary, Second Amendment Foundation
Evan F. Nappen, Esq., founder, ReformNewJerseyGunLaw.com
Dennis Fusaro, director of state affairs, Gun Owners of America
Paul Moog, president, Virginia Citizens Defense League Inc.
10:45 AM GUN INDUSTRY DEFENDS AGAINST ATTACKS
Tom Gresham, gun writer and host of nationally syndicated “Gun Talk” radio show
Lt. Gen. James Chambers, USAF (ret.), executive director, SAAMI
Chris Dolnack, community outreach coordinator, NSSF
11:15 AM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON MORNING PANELS
11:30 AM The Truth about the Second Amendment
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president, National Rifle Association
Noon Awards Luncheon (Potomac Ballroom Rooms DEF)
Hosted by CCRKBA and SAF
Speaker TBA
Award Presentations : Bill of Rights Award
Gun Rights Defender of the Month Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Grassroots Activist of the Year
Affiliate of the Year
Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award
Gun Organization of the Year
1:30 PM GUNOWNERS’ RIGHTS AND THE COURTS (Crystal Forum)
Richard Gardiner, Esq., counsel or co-counsel on firearms civil rights suits
William Gustavson, Esq., Cincinnati Right to Carry Case
Timothy Smith, Esq., Cincinnati Right to Carry Case
Scott Mitzner, Esq., general counsel, Illinois State Rifle Association
Chuck Michel, Esq., chairman, legislative committee, California Rifle & Pistol Assn.
David I. Caplan, Esq., trustee, NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund & NRA board member
2:30 PM SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS v. THE SUCKER MOMS: Round II
Maria Heil, press coordinator, Second Amendment Sisters (SAS)
Sharon Wood, Second Amendment Sisters (MORE TO COME)
Melinda Gierisch, Virginia state coordinator, Second Amendment Sisters
3:00 PM BREAK & REFRESMENTS Hosted by American Conservative Union
3:15 PM GOVERNMENT EAVESDROPPING ON INTERNET PRIVACY
Greg Nojeim, Esq., legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
Bob Lesmeister, freelance journalist
Joe Huffman, Microsoft Gun Club representative
Jim Philbin, legislative analyst, Gun Owners of America
4:00 PM THE 2000 ELECTIONS: REFERENDUM ON RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Alan M. Gottlieb, chairman of AmeriPAC
David Keene, chairman, American Conservative Union and NRA board member
Chuck Cunningham, federal affairs director, NRA-ILA
5:00 PM IS THE GRASSROOTS READY FOR A TOUGH CAMPAIGN?
Glen Voorhees, trustee, Second Amendment Foundation, moderator
Michael Saporito, vice president, RSR Wholesale Guns
John Burtt, chairman, Fifty Caliber Shooters Policy Institute
Sheriff Richard Mack, Brady Law challenger
5:30 PM Questions and Answers on Afternoon Programs
5:50 PM Announcements and Adjournment
John Barnett, Executive Director, SAF
6:30-9:30 PM Buffet Reception with Cash Bar (Potomac Ballroom, DEF)
Hosted by The National Rifle Association of America
7:30 PM Speaker TBA
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000
8:00 AM Registration Desk Open, Continental Breakfast (Crystal Forum)
Hosted by MBNA America MasterCard
9:00 AM CITIES V. GUNMAKERS: CAN A HISTORIC INDUSTRY SURVIVE?
Gen. James Chambers, executive director, SAAMI
James Warner, Esq., assistant general counsel, National Rifle Association
Jerry Oshinsky, Esq. Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
Sanford Abrams, VP, Maryland Firearms Dealers Assn., and NRA board member
9:45 am ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE IN THE GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT
Timothy Wheeler, MD, director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, a project of the Claremont Institute
Jeremy D. Banks, PhD, Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws
10:15 am LET’S NOT IGNORE OUR NATURAL SELF-DEFENSE ALLIES
Joe Waldron, chairman, WeCARE, executive director, CCRKBA
Alicia Wadas, founder, MothersArms
Telly Lovelace, director of external affairs, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education
Grover Norquist, chairman, Americans for Tax Reform and NRA board member
10:45 AM Break and Refreshments hosted by Browning
11:00 AM GUNS AND THE MEDIA FORUM
Craig Shirley, president, Craig Shirley & Associates
David Kopel, Esq., senior fellow, Cato Institute & policy analyst, Independence Institute.
12:00 Noon General Q & A Session
12:30 PM Resolutions
Resolutions Committee Members
Robert Wiest, Tennessee activist and SAF Board Member
Dennis Walker, vice chairman, Ohio Constitution Defense Fund
John Hosford, former executive director, CCRKBA and former NRA state liaison
Ken Blanchard, African American Arms & Instruction
Jim Church, Brassroots of Michigan
1:00 PM Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Alan Gottlieb
Joseph Tartaro[/quote]
If you're planning on attending, please consider sending a note or calling SAF to protest the inclusion of Slick & Wesson in this otherwise fine affair.
I'll be there, but I'll be buying my own refreshments, thank you.
Regards from AZ
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited September 23, 2000).]
With one exception.
Take a look at the tentative agenda:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>DRAFT AGENDA Tentative as of Sept. 19, 2000
15th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference
September 29 through October 1, 2000
Crystal City Marriott, Arlington, Virginia
Friday, Sept. 29, 2000
6:30 PM Registration Table Opens outside Potomac Ballroom (Rooms DEF)
7:00 – 10:00 PM Buffet reception with cash bar Potomac Ballroom (Rooms DEF)
Hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and
Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
Speakers: Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT)
Rep. Matthew G. Martinez (D-CA)
Other Members of the House and Senate
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000
7:00 AM Registration table opens outside Crystal Forum (adjacent to hotel)
Continental Breakfast hosted by Cannon Safes
8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER (Crystal Forum)
John Barnett, Executive Director, Second Amendment Foundation
Pledge of Allegiance—Doc Carlson, vice president, Washington Arms Collectors
Invocation—Rev. Anthony Winfield, chaplain, Elmhurst Hospital, Long Island, NY
8:45 AM STATE OF THE NATION: Eight Years of Conflict
Alan M. Gottlieb, Chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
STATE OF THE NATION: Window of Opportunity
Joseph Tartaro, President, Second Amendment Foundation
9:15 AM FEDERAL AFFAIRS BRIEFING
John Snyder, Public Affairs Director, CCRKBA
Lt. Gen. James Chambers, USAF (ret.), executive director, SAAMI
Jim Fotis, executive director, Law Enforcement Alliance of America
John Velleco, media director, Gun Owners of America
Neal Knox, executive director, Firearms Coalition
10:00 AM Break & refreshments hosted by Smith & Wesson
10:15 AM STATE & LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING
State Sen. Sam Slom (R-HI), trustee and secretary, Second Amendment Foundation
Evan F. Nappen, Esq., founder, ReformNewJerseyGunLaw.com
Dennis Fusaro, director of state affairs, Gun Owners of America
Paul Moog, president, Virginia Citizens Defense League Inc.
10:45 AM GUN INDUSTRY DEFENDS AGAINST ATTACKS
Tom Gresham, gun writer and host of nationally syndicated “Gun Talk” radio show
Lt. Gen. James Chambers, USAF (ret.), executive director, SAAMI
Chris Dolnack, community outreach coordinator, NSSF
11:15 AM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON MORNING PANELS
11:30 AM The Truth about the Second Amendment
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president, National Rifle Association
Noon Awards Luncheon (Potomac Ballroom Rooms DEF)
Hosted by CCRKBA and SAF
Speaker TBA
Award Presentations : Bill of Rights Award
Gun Rights Defender of the Month Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Grassroots Activist of the Year
Affiliate of the Year
Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award
Gun Organization of the Year
1:30 PM GUNOWNERS’ RIGHTS AND THE COURTS (Crystal Forum)
Richard Gardiner, Esq., counsel or co-counsel on firearms civil rights suits
William Gustavson, Esq., Cincinnati Right to Carry Case
Timothy Smith, Esq., Cincinnati Right to Carry Case
Scott Mitzner, Esq., general counsel, Illinois State Rifle Association
Chuck Michel, Esq., chairman, legislative committee, California Rifle & Pistol Assn.
David I. Caplan, Esq., trustee, NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund & NRA board member
2:30 PM SECOND AMENDMENT SISTERS v. THE SUCKER MOMS: Round II
Maria Heil, press coordinator, Second Amendment Sisters (SAS)
Sharon Wood, Second Amendment Sisters (MORE TO COME)
Melinda Gierisch, Virginia state coordinator, Second Amendment Sisters
3:00 PM BREAK & REFRESMENTS Hosted by American Conservative Union
3:15 PM GOVERNMENT EAVESDROPPING ON INTERNET PRIVACY
Greg Nojeim, Esq., legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
Bob Lesmeister, freelance journalist
Joe Huffman, Microsoft Gun Club representative
Jim Philbin, legislative analyst, Gun Owners of America
4:00 PM THE 2000 ELECTIONS: REFERENDUM ON RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Alan M. Gottlieb, chairman of AmeriPAC
David Keene, chairman, American Conservative Union and NRA board member
Chuck Cunningham, federal affairs director, NRA-ILA
5:00 PM IS THE GRASSROOTS READY FOR A TOUGH CAMPAIGN?
Glen Voorhees, trustee, Second Amendment Foundation, moderator
Michael Saporito, vice president, RSR Wholesale Guns
John Burtt, chairman, Fifty Caliber Shooters Policy Institute
Sheriff Richard Mack, Brady Law challenger
5:30 PM Questions and Answers on Afternoon Programs
5:50 PM Announcements and Adjournment
John Barnett, Executive Director, SAF
6:30-9:30 PM Buffet Reception with Cash Bar (Potomac Ballroom, DEF)
Hosted by The National Rifle Association of America
7:30 PM Speaker TBA
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000
8:00 AM Registration Desk Open, Continental Breakfast (Crystal Forum)
Hosted by MBNA America MasterCard
9:00 AM CITIES V. GUNMAKERS: CAN A HISTORIC INDUSTRY SURVIVE?
Gen. James Chambers, executive director, SAAMI
James Warner, Esq., assistant general counsel, National Rifle Association
Jerry Oshinsky, Esq. Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
Sanford Abrams, VP, Maryland Firearms Dealers Assn., and NRA board member
9:45 am ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE IN THE GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT
Timothy Wheeler, MD, director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, a project of the Claremont Institute
Jeremy D. Banks, PhD, Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws
10:15 am LET’S NOT IGNORE OUR NATURAL SELF-DEFENSE ALLIES
Joe Waldron, chairman, WeCARE, executive director, CCRKBA
Alicia Wadas, founder, MothersArms
Telly Lovelace, director of external affairs, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education
Grover Norquist, chairman, Americans for Tax Reform and NRA board member
10:45 AM Break and Refreshments hosted by Browning
11:00 AM GUNS AND THE MEDIA FORUM
Craig Shirley, president, Craig Shirley & Associates
David Kopel, Esq., senior fellow, Cato Institute & policy analyst, Independence Institute.
12:00 Noon General Q & A Session
12:30 PM Resolutions
Resolutions Committee Members
Robert Wiest, Tennessee activist and SAF Board Member
Dennis Walker, vice chairman, Ohio Constitution Defense Fund
John Hosford, former executive director, CCRKBA and former NRA state liaison
Ken Blanchard, African American Arms & Instruction
Jim Church, Brassroots of Michigan
1:00 PM Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Alan Gottlieb
Joseph Tartaro[/quote]
If you're planning on attending, please consider sending a note or calling SAF to protest the inclusion of Slick & Wesson in this otherwise fine affair.
I'll be there, but I'll be buying my own refreshments, thank you.
Regards from AZ
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited September 23, 2000).]