Thank you for your interest in our free Speaker Series!
The Evolution of the Federal Response to Domestic Violence and Firearms
Speaker: Margaret Groban
Red Flag Laws and Extreme Risk Laws allow law enforcement, loved ones, and others to petition the court for removal of firearms from individuals posing a risk to themselves or others. The referendum will impact victims of domestic abuse as well as affected others in their efforts to keep dangerous people from possessing firearms, and will be on the Maine ballot this November.
To hear more about this issue, please choose
one of the following presentation options:
Monday, September 29 from 4:00-5:30 p.m.:
The Osprey Nest at the Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland
Tuesday, September 30 from 4:00-5:30 p.m.:
The Winslow Room at Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor
Registration is required by
September 26th.
About Margaret Groban:
As a retired federal prosecutor for the District of Maine and the National Domestic Violence Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Justice, and former member of Maine’s Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel, Margaret Groban's expertise offers our communities the chance to hear more about this important topic. Groban currently serves as an adjunct faculty at the University of Maine School of Law where she teaches a course on the Second Amendment and the Regulation of Firearms. She will provide an historical review of the federal response to domestic violence, an explanation of the kinds of federal laws that extend to guide state responses to domestic abuse and firearm restrictions, and the impact that these laws have had.
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