Friday, February 28, 2020 at 12:00pm to 5:00pm
UCI Law
401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92697-8000
Co-sponsored by Brady Orange County, UCI Law, UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, and UCI Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy
You can always give back a gun, but you can’t give back a life: that’s the principle behind Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) laws. This little-known and recently enacted tool enables the people closest to someone in crisis to act before tragedy strikes. GVROs (often called “extreme risk protection orders”) provide family members, household members, and law enforcement with a civil court process for temporarily removing firearms and ammunition from someone who poses a significant risk of harm to themselves or others. GVROs, which also prohibit firearm purchases for the duration of the order, are intended to create safer circumstances for individuals at risk of harm to seek treatment and access resources while preventing firearm fatalities.
This conference recognizes the uniquely American epidemic of gun violence and how easy access to firearms is a significant risk factor for injury and death, particularly for individuals in crisis. Researchers and practitioners from across California will explore opportunities and challenges to utilizing GVROs, including in the context of family violence, and potential for the GVRO remedy to save countless lives.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Amy Barnhorst
Vice Chair for Community Mental Health
UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Featured Speakers
Nicole R. Crosby
Chief Deputy City Attorney
San Diego City Attorney’s Office
John C. Hemmerling
Assistant City Attorney
San Diego City Attorney’s Office
Jane Stoever
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Domestic Violence Clinic
Director, UCI Initiative to End Family Violence
UCI School of Law
Julia Weber
Gun Violence Restraining Order Implementation Fellow
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Camiella Williams
Trustee
Prairie State College
National Organizer
Fight4AFuture Network
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public. UCI guest parking is $2/hour. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact centers@law.uci.edu.
4.0 hours of MCLE credit approved by the State Bar of California. UCI School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider.
Students, Alumni, General Public, Prospective Students, Faculty, Staff
Free