Tag: Joseph Blocher

The Second Amendment's Past, Present & Future: The Meaning of the Second Amendment

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:

Master of Ceremonies, Robert Raben, President and Founder, The Raben Group; ACS Board of Directors
Moderator, Adam Winkler, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Mark R. Killenbeck, Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law 

Second Amendment Symposium: An Interview with Joseph Blocher

Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, discusses how gun laws can differ across the country while still respecting the Second Amendment. 
 
Blocher spoke as part of the ACS Second Amendment Symposium on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The symposium explored the past, present, and future of the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts discussed if the Supreme Court got it right in Heller and McDonald, and a second panel explored the legal and policy questions that now surround the Second Amendment and the implications for gun safety and violence prevention