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Firearms Law Seminar

Friday, February 3, 2012

The 15th Annual Firearms Law Seminar will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, as part of the NRA Annual Meeting. The gold standard in firearms CLE classes, this day-long seminar provides legal instruction for practicing attorneys who represent firearms owners, licensed dealers and gunsmiths, attorneys wishing to expand their practice to such clients, and others having an interest in Second Amendment law. The nationally-renowned faculty will include Stephen Halbrook, Second Amendment attorney and author; Robert Dowlut, NRA General Counsel; Missouri attorney and author Kevin Jamison; Cindy Hill, attorney and author of Brady Denial?  You CAN Get Your Guns Back!; Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer; and officials from the FBI and BATFE.  The special luncheon speaker will be Lt. Col. Oliver North.  Topics to be discussed include:  pending litigation; federal firearms prohibitions and the restoration of firearms rights; the 2007 NICS Improvement Act and its implementation; defending outdoor shooting ranges; current legal issues for gunsmiths; gun forfeitures; the National Firearms Act and NFA Trusts.

Tuition for practicing attorneys is $245, if registered before March 30, 2012.  Tuition for other attendees is $150, if registered before March 30, 2012.  The fee for active duty military and police officers is $75.  Current law students will be admitted free of charge. Tuition includes the full-day course, a set of study materials, continental breakfast, luncheon, and post-course reception. Pricing is available for half-day attendance and luncheon-only attendance. CLE and MO POST credits are available. For more information, please visit the Seminar website at http://www.nrafoundation.org/lawseminar or call us at 1-877-NRF-LAWS.

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