The Evolution of the Federal Response to Domestic Violence and Firearms
Monday, September 29, 4-5:30 p.m.Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland
Tuesday, September 30, 4-5:30 p.m.Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor
Free (registration required)Margaret Groban 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. This presentation includes discussion of red flag laws, an issue on the upcoming November Maine ballot.
Margaret Groban is a retired federal prosecutor for the District of Maine, the National Domestic Violence Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Justice, former member of Maine’s Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel, and is currently teaching at the University of Maine School of Law.
Free, with event registration.
For more information and to register visit https://newhopemidcoast.org/news-events/speaker-series-reg-page/.For questions, contact Joan at (207) 691.5969 or developmentdirector@newhopemidcoast.org.