Criminals Get Guns Through Flawed System; Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence to Hold Forum on Fraudulent Federal Firearms Licenses 7/11/2002
From: Desmond Riley of The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, 202-408-7560, ext. 104 News Advisory: Joined by Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence will host a forum explaining how fraud and abuse in the distribution of firearms allow criminals to get guns. During the panel discussion, clips from the investigative documentary, "Gunshots" will be shown. This documentary reveals how one criminal forged a Federal Firearms License and proceeded to sell hundreds of guns without background checks, many of which were later used in crime. Also highlighted in the discussion will be the recent report from the General Accounting Office that focuses on the same problem. WHAT: Panel Discussion on Illegal Firearms Trafficking WHO: -- David Rapallo, counsel, House Committee on Government Reform -- Steve Teret, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Gun Policy and Research -- Eric Gorovitz, Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence WHEN: Tuesday, July 16 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. ------ The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence's mission is to stop gun violence by fostering effective community and national action. Web site: http://www.efsgv.org |