The details are in and GRNC will have a highly visible role at the Gun Rights Policy Conference at Charlotte this weekend, Friday September 22^nd through Sunday September 24^th.  The GRPC is sponsored by the Second Amendment Foundation and is a valuable resource for those who choose to defend their freedom.  Not only do you get to meet "notables" in the movement, but you also get all sorts of books and materials, and it is totally free.

 

GRNC Role and Details

 

Ø      GRNC will have a table at this important event. 

Ø      GRNC president, Paul Valone will be participating in the state legislative affairs briefing at 09:45 Saturday and the "2006 watershed congressional election" briefing at 09:30 Sunday with SAF founder Alan Gottlieb and Chuck Cunningham.

Ø      Representative Mark Hilton (GRNC ***) will be getting an award for his efforts on your behalf at the awards luncheon at Noon on Saturday.  Note:  This lunch is FREE as is the entire conference!

Ø      GRNC will have a hospitality suite at the Renaissance Suites, manned periodically throughout the weekend, and will be having "ATF Night"--as in "alcohol, tobacco, and (discussion of) firearms--Saturday night beginning at 8:00 PM, with free beer, as our way of saying "thanks" to GRNC volunteers.

 

This is an exciting event, come be a part of it.  Don’t miss out!

 

DIRECTIONS

 

2800 Coliseum Centre Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 USA

Phone:  1-704-357-1414

 

If you need accommodations, you can still call the Charlotte Renaissance Hotel and get the special $99 per night rate by mentioning GRPC. All of the rooms are suites with two double or one king bed, sitting area with pull out sofa bed, microwave and small refrigerator. The phone number is 1-800-468-3571.

 

If you need directions, you can find them on the hotel's website http://hammonshotels.com/cltbr/maps.htm

 

AGENDA

 

21st Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference

 

September 22-24, 2006

 

Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel — Charlotte, North Carolina

 

FRIDAY, September 22, 2006—Terrace Ballroom

 

7:00 p.m.       Registration Table Opens

 

7:00–10:00 p.m. Buffet Reception with Cash Bar - Co-hosted by National Rifle Association, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation

 

SATURDAY, September 23, 2006—Renaissance Ballroom

 

7:30 a.m.       Registration Table Opens - Continental Breakfast hosted by Women & Guns Magazine

 

8:15 a.m.       CALL TO ORDER - Moderator—Julianne Versnel Gottlieb, publisher of Women & Guns and Journal on Firearms and Public Policy

                        Pledge of Allegiance

                        Invocation—John M. Snyder, founder, St. Gabriel Possenti Society

 

8:30 a.m.       State of the Gun Rights Battle

                        Welcoming Remarks

 

The Road Traveled—Joseph P. Tartaro, editor of Gun Week, president, Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)

 

The Road Ahead—Alan M. Gottlieb, chairman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and founder, SAF

 

9:00 a.m.       Federal Affairs Briefing

                        John M. Snyder, public affairs director, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

                        Charles H. Cunningham, director, federal affairs, NRA Institute for Legislative Action

                        Larry Pratt, executive director, Gun Owners of America

                        Ralph Walker, treasurer, National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association

 

9:45 a.m.       State Legislative Affairs Briefing

                        State Sen. Sam Slom (R-HI), board of trustees, Second Amendment Foundation

                        F. Paul Valone, executive director, Grass Roots of North Carolina

                        Rick Daniel, legislative director, Gun Owners of South Carolina

                        Daniel Ellis, counsel to the Ohio Concealed Carry Association

 

10:30 a.m.    Break and Refreshments hosted by The New Gun Week

 

10:45 a.m.     Questions & Answers on Federal and State Legislation

 

11:00 a.m.     Special Address

                        Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president, National Rifle Association

 

11:45 a.m.    Recess and break to prepare for box luncheon

 

Noon            Awards Lunch - Hosted by Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation

                        Rep. Sue Myrick (R-9th Congressional  Dist. North Carolina)

                        John Lott, author of Shooting Straight: Guns, Economics and Public Policy

                        Hon. Bob Barr, former Member of Congress from Georgia

                        North Carolina State Rep. Mark Hilton (R-Catawba)

                        South Carolina State Rep. Mike Pitts (R-Greenwood)

 

1:30 p.m.       Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground

                        Sue Wimmershoff-Caplan, Esq., co-author of “Postmodernism and the Model Penal Code v. The 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment—and the Castle Privacy Doctrine in the 21st Century”

                        Michael Sabbeth, Esq., “To Be or Not to Be”

                        Joe Waldron, executive director, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

 

2:15 p.m.       Fighting City Halls in the Courts

                        Alan Gottlieb, founder, Second Amendment Foundation

                        Robert Levy, Esq. counsel, Parker vs. DC

                        Alan Gura, Esq. counsel, Parker vs. DC and other suits

                        Chuck Michel, Esq., counsel for NRA/SAF/CRPA

                        Brent Greer, Peoples Rights Organization

 

3:00 p.m.       Grassroots Activism Begins at Home

                        Herbert Lanford, NRA director and past president, Gun Owners of South Carolina     

                        Michael Bodner, board member, ANJRPC, chairman, SC Friend of NRA

                        Peggy Bodner, outgoing executive vice president, ANJRPA, member GOSC

                        Dale Heil, DC, Pennsylvania gun rights activist and author

                        Maria Heil, contributing editor, Women & Guns

                        Kenneth Blanchard, author of Black Man with a Gun

 

3:30 p.m.      Break and refreshments hosted by KeepAndBearArms.com

 

3:45p.m.        The International Gun Control Movement

                        Alan M. Gottlieb, founder, Second Amendment Foundation

                        Richard Patterson, managing director, Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute

                        David Kopel, research director, Independence Institute  

           

4:15 p.m.       Personal Protection on Public Lands

                        Dave Workman, senior editor of Gun Week

                        Phillip Van Cleave, president, Virginia Citizens Defense League

 

4:45 p.m.       Status of the Right to Carry

                        State Sen. Phillip B. Journey (R-KS), sponsor of Kansas CCW Legislation

                        Rick Daniel, legislative director, Gun Owners of South Carolina

                        Richard Pearson, executive director, Illinois State Rifle Association

                        Chris Bird, author of Concealed Carry Handbook and Thank God I Had a Gun

 

5:30 p.m.       Q & A on Saturday session

 

6:00 p.m.       Announcements and Adjournment

 

6:30-9:30 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar— Terrace Ballroom - Hosted by National Shooting Sports Foundation & the Hunting & Shooting Sports Heritage Fund

 

SUNDAY, September 24, 2006—Terrace Ballroom

 

8:00 A.M.       Registration Table Opens - Continental Breakfast hosted by The New Gun Week

 

8:50 a.m.       CALL TO ORDER

                        Moderator, Peggy Tartaro, editor, Women & Guns, board member, CCRKBA

 

9:00 a.m.       The Evil Empire States

                        Chuck Michel, Esq., legislative chair, California Rifle & Pistol Association

                        John Cushman, NRA Director and chairman, SAFE Inc. of New York

                        Richard Pearson, exec. Director, Illinois State Rifle Association

                        Michael Bodner, board member, ANJRPC; chairman, SC Friends of NRA dinner

 

9:30 a.m.       2006 Watershed Congressional Election

                        Alan Gottlieb, chairman, CCRKBA, co-founder of AmeriPAC

                        Charles H. Cunningham, director, federal affairs, NRA Institute for Legislative Action

                        F. Paul Valone, executive director, Grass Roots of North Carolina 

           

10:00 a.m.     Illegal Immigration, Crime and Terrorism

Charles Heller, host of the “Liberty Watch” and “America Armed & Free” radio programs.

Dave Workman, senior editor, The New Gun Week

 

10:30 a.m.    Effective Internet  and Media Protocols for Activists

Donald Irvine, chairman, Accuracy in Media

David Kopel, research director, Independence Institute

Jeff Knox, Operations Manager, The Firearms Coalition

 

11:00 a.m.     Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Mayor’s Coalition

Joseph P. Tartaro, editor of Gun Week, president, Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)

Joe Waldron, executive director, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

 

11:30 p.m.     Q & A on Morning Session

 

Noon: Report of the Resolutions Committee

 

1:00 p.m.       Closing remarks and adjournment - Alan M. Gottlieb and Joseph P. Tartaro