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Virginia's John Lott (More Guns, Less Crime) to debate Colin Goddard - 8/8/11@Noon

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C-SPAN 3 TO AIR SAF CONCEALED CARRY FORUM LIVE

If you can't be at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Monday August 8th you can still watchlivee on C-SPAN 3 at Noon Eastern Time!

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You can also watch it online either live or archived at www.c-span.org or check your local cable company for repeat airings.

SAF, SCCC HOSTING ‘SUPPORTING CAMPUS CONCEALED CARRY’ FORUM AUGUST 8th
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), in cooperation with Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), is hosting a forum “Supporting Concealed Carry on Campus” on Monday, August 8th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Noon to 5 p.m.
The forum is free and open to the public.
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This event will feature a Gun Free Zones debate between Colin Goddard of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and John Lott, author of More Guns, Less Crime.
An academic panel that includes Prof. Nelson Lund (George Mason University), Prof. Bob Cottrol (George Washington University) and Prof. Jim Purtilo*(University of Maryland) is also on the program.
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Another panel will discuss legislation supporting campus concealed carry. This panel includes Texas State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, Wisconsin Rep. Evan Wynn and Idaho Rep. Erik Simpson.
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Also appearing is Attorney Alan Gura, who successfully argued the cases of District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago resulting in* U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down the handgun ban in Washington, D.C. as a violation of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the handgun ban in Chicago by incorporating the Second Amendment to all fifty states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Student panels will discuss the campus concealed carry efforts as well as personal experiences of self-defense and crime on college campuses.
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Other speakers include SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb and Students for Concealed Carry on Campus President Dan Crocker.
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Gotta check the schedule here at the homestead for tomorrow, but might be able to make it for at least part of the day.
 
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C-SPAN to cover the event live

The conference will be webcast LIVE (Monday, Aug. 8, 12 – 4 PM EDT) on CampusCarry.com.

The Second Amendment Foundation just posted this on their Facebook page a few minutes ago. C-Span 3 will be covering the SAF-Students for Concealed Carry on Campus joint forum live on Monday. Details below:
If you can't be at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Monday August 8th you can still watch live on C-SPAN 3 at Noon Eastern Time!Check your local cable listings, or visit http://www.c-span.org/ for live streaming.


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Monday, August 8, 2011
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM MDT
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
PROGRAM AGENDA:
  • Introductory remarks – 5 minutes
  • Personal experiences panel — Crime and College Campuses – 25 minutes
  • Debate: “Should Permitted Concealed Handguns be Allowed on College Campuses?” – 50 minutes
  • Academic panel – 45 minutes
    • Nelson Lund, George Mason University (12 minutes)
    • Bob Cottrol, George Washington University (12 minutes)
    • Jim Purtilo, University of Maryland (12 minutes)
    • Questions from audience (9 minutes)
  • Survey of Second Amendment Legal Issues – 25 minutes
  • Introduction by Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation (5 minutes)
  • Legislative panel – 45 minutes
    • Senator Jeff Wentworth, Texas (12 minutes)
    • Representative Evan Wynn, Wisconsin (12 minutes)
    • Representative Erik Simpson, Idaho (12 minutes)
    • Questions from audience (9 minues)
  • More on the legislative debate – 20 minutes
 

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Watched it on CSPAN3. It wasn't a thrilling debate, because there was no real back-and-forth. Still, it followed true to form. Lott provided statistics and research, and Goddard attempted to reframe the questions to describe what he wanted, he proposed changing laws so that some act as judge and jury on others prior to any action taking place, he presented several logical non sequiturs, and he appealed to emotion. In addition to stating that the right to carry is a privilege.

On top of that, he used the rhetorical trick of attempting to project his emotions onto others. He remarked that he was more comfortable in DC where the audience wasn't carrying guns, though he realized the audience was less comfortable. And he insisted (as have others) that those who carry do so because they're constantly in fear.
 
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Monday, August 8, 2011
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM MDT
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
PROGRAM AGENDA:
  • Introductory remarks – 5 minutes
  • Personal experiences panel — Crime and College Campuses – 25 minutes
  • Debate: “Should Permitted Concealed Handguns be Allowed on College Campuses?” – 50 minutes
  • Academic panel – 45 minutes
    • Nelson Lund, George Mason University (12 minutes)
    • Bob Cottrol, George Washington University (12 minutes)
    • Jim Purtilo, University of Maryland (12 minutes)
    • Questions from audience (9 minutes)
  • Survey of Second Amendment Legal Issues – 25 minutes
  • Introduction by Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation (5 minutes)
  • Legislative panel – 45 minutes
    • Senator Jeff Wentworth, Texas (12 minutes)
    • Representative Evan Wynn, Wisconsin (12 minutes)
    • Representative Erik Simpson, Idaho (12 minutes)
    • Questions from audience (9 minues)
  • More on the legislative debate – 20 minutes

The full program is available (with transcripts) here.
 
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