From their promo materials, it looks like this is geared toward taking firearms from people who have been convicted of domestic abuse or are under a restraining order.
Someone could also email the person/address given on the registration form for clarification...
The goal of this training is to:
•Provide participants with an understanding of state and federal laws;
•Recognize the dangers posed by firearms in the hands of batterers to officers, victims and the community;
•Enforce the firearms laws and identify successful enforcement strategies, and
•Model best practices.
Points 1, 3, & 4 sound encouraging from our point of view - maybe they'll learn the :cuss: laws & how to deal with citizens.
Of course, we all know that no law will stop someone from having a gun if they want to,
and no restraining order will stop a batterer from attacking. (See my sig for LawDog's take on that.)
Anyone want to put together a team (do we have a LEO on board?), or anyone else game to go as an individual & we'll be individuals together?
They don't say the public is prohibited from attending, nor do they say their meeting is restricted from public participation.
According to Google, it's a 3 hour drive for me.
ETA:
Costs to participate in this training are funded by the Office of Justice Assistance through GTEA #2005‐WE‐AX‐0009 funds from the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
I'm certainly against violence against women, and I advocate that women protect themselves.
Guess I qualify to go to the conference.
Even if they squawk at using federal (tax) money to have a citizen sit in on the session & have a couple meals, I could pack a couple sandwiches...
Actually, it might be Good For Them (heh, heh) to have questions like "how do you ensure you're taking the property of the accused, rather than of his victim, who will need it to defend herself against him when he gets released?"