FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 2, 2020
Delaware State Senate Majority Caucus
Contact: Scott Goss (302) 744-4180, or
Dylan McDowell (302) 744-4282
Delaware State Senate Majority Caucus
Contact: Scott Goss (302) 744-4180, or
Dylan McDowell (302) 744-4282
REMINDER: Delaware Gun Violence Forum to be held on Jan. 9
WHAT: Senator Stephanie Hansen will host a daylong Delaware Gun Violence Forum on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The event at the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington will feature a series of panel discussions on Delaware gun crimes and statistics, the current process for conducting background checks on people and on guns for resale, home-based firearm sales, firearm training and licensing requirements and the difficulties in defining assault weapons.
A full agenda is attached, along with the original release about the forum.
Due to limited seating availability, attendance at the forum will be through invitation only. In addition to lawmakers, limited seating is being offered to panel organizations, the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, other state and local agencies, and groups on both sides of this issue.
The Delaware Gun Violence Forum will feature five, 60-minute-long discussions among panelists that include prosecutors and defense attorneys, law enforcement, firearms experts, gun shop owners, physicians and others. Public comment will be limited to brief question-and-answer periods between the audience and panelists following each session.
The featured speaker at the forum will be Dr. James L. Knoll IV, director of forensic psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Knoll is nationally known for his work examining the psychology of mass shooters and has served as a consulting forensic expert for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, NASA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies.
WHO: State Senator Stephanie Hansen
Members of the Delaware General Assembly
Representatives from the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association
Representatives from Delaware Gun Rights
Representatives from the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence
Representatives from Moms Demand Action
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 9
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French St.
Wilmington, DE 19802
Media: Please RSVP with Senate Communications Director Scott Goss at scott.goss@delaware.gov no later than the close of business on Jan. 6.
The event at the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington will feature a series of panel discussions on Delaware gun crimes and statistics, the current process for conducting background checks on people and on guns for resale, home-based firearm sales, firearm training and licensing requirements and the difficulties in defining assault weapons.
A full agenda is attached, along with the original release about the forum.
Due to limited seating availability, attendance at the forum will be through invitation only. In addition to lawmakers, limited seating is being offered to panel organizations, the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, other state and local agencies, and groups on both sides of this issue.
The Delaware Gun Violence Forum will feature five, 60-minute-long discussions among panelists that include prosecutors and defense attorneys, law enforcement, firearms experts, gun shop owners, physicians and others. Public comment will be limited to brief question-and-answer periods between the audience and panelists following each session.
The featured speaker at the forum will be Dr. James L. Knoll IV, director of forensic psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Knoll is nationally known for his work examining the psychology of mass shooters and has served as a consulting forensic expert for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, NASA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies.
WHO: State Senator Stephanie Hansen
Members of the Delaware General Assembly
Representatives from the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association
Representatives from Delaware Gun Rights
Representatives from the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence
Representatives from Moms Demand Action
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 9
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French St.
Wilmington, DE 19802
Media: Please RSVP with Senate Communications Director Scott Goss at scott.goss@delaware.gov no later than the close of business on Jan. 6.
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| Forum Agenda |
Press Contacts
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
scott.goss@delaware.gov
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
dylan.mcdowell@delaware.gov
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
scott.goss@delaware.gov
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
dylan.mcdowell@delaware.gov