George Mason University School of Law

Law Students for the 2^nd Amendment/NRA Foundation

2005 Firearms Law Symposium

Date: Saturday September 24^th, 2005 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location: George Mason University School of Law

Registration/ Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion: 2^nd Amendment, Congress, & The Courts 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Panelists: Richard Gardiner

Dave Kopel

Nelson Lund

Saul Cornell

Topics: U.S. v. Miller; Perpich; 4x U.S. Congress affirms individual right; DOJ memo & forfeiture of Second Amendment rights of violent criminals

Panel Discussion: Self-Defense & Right-to-Carry 10:30 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Panelists: David Kopel

Carl Moody

Joyce Lee Malcolm

Steve Halbrook

Topics: D.C. & San Francisco gun bans; castle doctrine

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Lunch

Panel Discussion: Firearms and Civil Rights 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Panelists: Bob Cottrol

Don Kates

Steve Halbrook

Saul Cornell

Larry Johnson

Topics: Incorporation & 14^th Amendment; Blacks and civil rights during Reconstruction; corporate restrictions on employees’ rights; International perspective; laws, treaties, and effects on U.S. self-defense

Panel Discussion: Judicial Activism 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Panelists: Walter Olson

Nelson Lund

Randy Barnett

Don Kates

Topics: Litigation vs. Firearm Industry; Bypassing legislatures in favor of courts; 9^th Circuit

6 September 2005