The Second Amendment's Past, Present & Future: Gun Safety and Violence Prevention

Allison R. Brown, Jonathan E. Lowy, Lori Haas, Megan Lewis, Robyn Thomas, Second Amendment Symposium

Robert Raben

ACS Board of Directors
Begin: 0:00

Melanie Rhinehart

Chief of Staff for Rep. Mike Thompson
Begin: 1:42

Lara Schwartz

American Constitution Society
Begin: 11:26

Allison R. Brown

Open Society Foundations
Begin: 14:25

Lori Haas

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Begin: 17:23

Brina Milikowsky

Mayors Against Illegal Guns & Everytown for Gun Safety
Begin: 23:02

Jonathan E. Lowy

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Begin: 31:00

Robyn Thomas

Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Begin: 42:11

On Thursday, July 31, 2014, ACS hosted a symposium on the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts in the morning panel of the symposium discussed the meaning of the Second Amendment and the implications of this historical context.

Panel Discussion featured:

Moderator, Allison R. Brown, Special Advisor, Open Society Foundations
Lori Haas, Virginia State Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Brina Milikowsky, Chief Strategy Officer, Mayors Against Illegal Guns & Everytown for Gun Safety
Jonathan E. Lowy, Director, Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Robyn Thomas, Executive Director, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence