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Agenda8:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDERModerator—Julianne Versnel, Director of Operations, Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)
Pledge of Allegiance – Sam Slom, trustee, Second Amendment Foundation
8:10 a.m. How We Got Here and the State of the Gun Rights BattleAlan M. Gottlieb, chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and founder, SAF
Julianne Versnel, Director of Operations, SAF
8:30 a.m. — NRA – The Elephant in the RoomRob Pincus, Vice President of Second Amendment Organization
Jim Irvine, President of Buckeye Firearms Association and Foundation and a director with FASTER Saves Lives
8:45 a.m. Federal Affairs Briefing - Legislation Effecting Civil SocietyMark Barnes, principal of Mark Barnes & Associates, a national and international firearms firm
9:00 am. State Legislative Affairs Briefing IJohn Cushman, president of the Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education (SAFE) Inc.
Craig DeLuz, legislative advocate, Firearms Policy Coalition
Dave Kopp, president, Arizona Citizens Defense League
Richard Pearson, executive vice president, Illinois State Rifle Association
Alexander Roubian, president, New Jersey Second Amendment Society
Holly Sullivan, Executive Board Member with the Connecticut Citizens Defense League
9:35 a.m. Industry Overview of the Gun Rights BattleRick Patterson, Executive Director of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc.
9:50 a.m. State Legislative Affairs Briefing IISean Caranna, a founder and co-executive director, Florida Carry, Inc.
Patricia Harrold, President of the Nebraska Firearms Owners AssociationKeely Hopkins, NRA-ILA State Director for Arizona, Oregon and Washington
Mark Pennak, President of Maryland Shall Issue
Bryan Strawser, chair, Minnesota Gunowners Caucus
Don Turner, President Nevada Firearms Coalition
10:25 a.m. Beverage break hosted by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
10:40 a.m. The Gun Rights Battle from a Media PerspectiveBeth Baumann, Associate Editor at Townhall.com
Stephen Gutowski, writer, Washington Free Beacon
AWR Hawkins, Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News
Mark Walters, host nationally-syndicated, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio's Daily Defense, CCRKBA director
Stacy Washington, co-chairwoman of the Project 21 National Advisory Council of the National Center for Public Policy Research
11:15 a.m. Culture Drives Gun PoliticsChris Cheng, History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion & LGBT Advocate Andrew Gottlieb, Director of Outreach SAF, 2A Gaming
Gene Hoffman, co-founder, and Chairman of The Calguns Foundation, SAF Trustee
Declan McCullagh, entrepreneur
Lara Smith, National Spokesperson for the Liberal Gun Club
11:45 a.m. Recess and break to prepare for box luncheon
12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon hosted by Second Amendment Foundation and CCRKBAMaster of Ceremonies, Tom Gresham, host nationally-syndicated Gun Talk Radio, SAF trustee
Curt Schilling, World Series winning pitcher, "Pitching Gun Rights"
Matt Brasseaux, Director of Targeted Engagement for the Trump Victory Campaign Awards Presentations
1:45 p.m. Women and GunsBeth Alcazar, author of "Women's Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals," associate editor of Concealed Carry Magazine
Robyn Sandoval, executive director, A Girl and a Gun Women’s Shooting League
Esther Schneider, founded and is President of Strategic Alliance Arms and former NRA Director
Amanda Suffecool, host and producer of EyeOnTheTargetRadio.com
Cheryl Todd, owner of AZFirearms.com, Pot Of Gold Auctions, & Co-Host of Gun Freedom Radio
2:15 p.m. The Second Amendment DoctrineJoseph Greenlee, Esq., Director of Research at the Firearms Policy Coalition
Dave Kopel, Esq., Research Director Independence Institute
2:45 p.m. Preventing Death by Suicide by FirearmsJen Stuber, professor at the University of Washington and the Director of Forefront Suicide Prevention
3:00 p.m. Beverage break hosted by KeepAndBearArms.com
3:15 p.m. Winning Firearms Freedom One Lawsuit at a TimeJohn Dillon, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation in several California court cases
Matthew Goldstein, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed
David Jensen, Esq., a trial and appellate attorney with a practice that focuses largely on constitutional law
Don Kilmer, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation in several California court cases
George Lee, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation in several California court cases
Dan Schmutter, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed
David Sigale, Esq., attorney for Second Amendment Foundation in multiple federal cases
4:25 p.m. Reversing School DisarmamentLaura Carno, Visiting Fellow with Independent Women's Forum (IWF)
Jeff Staggs, Superintendent of Newcomerstown Schools
4:40 p.m. The Giant Awakens: the Outrageous Enforcement of Existing Gun LawsEdwin Walker, U.S. Law Shield, co-author of Texas Gun Law: Armed and Educated
4:55 p.m. The Dangers of Universal Background Checks, Red Flag Laws and Gun Free ZonesJohn Lott, author and researcher, President Crime Prevention Research Center
5:25 p.m. Heller & McDonald: How We Got There Dave Hardy, attorney at David T. Hardy PC
5:40 p.m. Free to Choose: Gun Rights EqualityBob Chitester, Executive Chairman of Free To Choose® Network
5:50 p.m. Gun Control in the EU and Its Export to the U.S.Tomasz W. Stepien, President of Firearms United Network
Sunday8:50 a.m. CALL TO ORDERModerator: Mark Walters, host nationally-syndicated Armed American Radio, CCRKBA Director
9:00 a.m. Advancing the Gun Rights MessageKenn Blanchard, gun rights activist known internationally as the Black Man with A Gun™
Derek LeBlanc, president, Kids SAFE Foundation
Mike Piwowarski, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Arms Room Radio
Yehuda Remer, creator of Safety On book series Johnny Rowland, Hispanic American Rifle Association
9:30 a.m. Pro-Gun Rights Books Influence the DebateDave Workman, author of seven pro-gun rights books and communications director at the CCRKBA and SAF Dan Wos, Author of Good Gun Bad Guy and Good Gun Bad Guy II
9: 45 a.m. Second Amendment Organizations Reports
Jeff Knox, Firearms Coalition
Alan Korwin, consultant, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Matthew Larosiere, Director of Legal Policy at Firearms Policy Coalition Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President for Gun Owners of America
Todd Rathner, Chairman and Executive Director of the National Firearms Act Freedom Alliance, NRA Director
Doug Ritter, founder and Chairman of Knife Rights Joe Waldron, legislative affairs director, CCRKBA
10:45 a.m. Your Prescription for Firearms FreedomSean Brodale, DO, board certified family practice physician practicing emergency medicine
John Edeen, MD, pediatric surgeon, Texas activist, membership director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership Robert B. Young, MD, chief editor for Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership
11:15 a.m. Gun Rights – Growing Gun Rights in LGBTQ and Minority CommunitiesKevin Dixie, owner-operator of No Other Choice Firearms Training (NOC) and the Founder of Aiming for the Truth Rick Ector, founder, Legally Armed in Detroit
Rhonda Ezell, DC Project delegate for Illinois
Erin Palette, head of the largest pro-gun LGBTQ group in the country, Operation Blazing Sword / Pink Pistols
Piper Smith, Founder and Director of Armed Equality®
Nicole Stallard, California Spokesperson Pink Pistols, Operation Blazing Sword, co-director
11:45 p.m. Using New Media to Advance Gun RightsCharlie Cook, YouTube host, Riding Shotgun with Charlie
Don Irvine, chair, Accuracy in Media
Paul Lathrop, Polite Society Podcast
John Richardson, blogger, Only Guns and Money Blog
Dean Weingarten, author and regular guest on Lock and Load Radio
Dan Zimmerman, TheTruthAboutGuns.com
12:15 p.m. Law Enforcement and the Second AmendmentSheriff Richard Mack, the President of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association