HARRISBURG – The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to hear testimony regarding second amendment rights, behavioral health and other gun-related issues, according to Chairwoman Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th).
You can watch the proceedings live or see the recorded versions by going to www.senatorbaker.com and clicking on the Judiciary Committee link at the top of the page.
The following is the scheduled list of panelists, along with links to the testimony received to date:
Tuesday, September 24th – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Hearing Room 1 – North Office Building
Panel 1:
Kenneth Certa, MD – Additional Material 1, Additional Material 2, Additional Material 3, Additional Material 4
Associate Professor of Psychiatry – Sidney Kimmel Psychiatric College – Thomas Jefferson University
Government Relations Committee Co-Chair – Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Trustee – American Psychiatric Association
David Rogers, PhD
Past President – Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Panel 2:
Christine Michaels
CEO – National Alliance on Mental Illness, Keystone Pennsylvania
Richard Edley, PhD – Combined Testimony
President and CEO – Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association
Jack Rozel, MD – Combined Testimony
Medical Director – Resolve Crisis Services – UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Panel 3:
Honorable Al Masland
Judge – Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas
Jon Shank
Forensic Case Manager – Holy Spirit Behavioral Health Center
Karen Rhinehart
Probation Officer – General Supervision – Cumberland County Adult Probation and Parole
Panel 4:
Lt. Col. Scott Price
Deputy Commissioner of Administration & Professional Responsibility – Pennsylvania State Police
Panel 5:
Mike Vereb
Director of Government Affairs – Office of the Attorney General
Brittney Kline
Director of Safe2Say Program – Office of the Attorney General
Panel 6:
Zoe Maher, MD – Additional Attachment 1, Additional Attachment 2, Additional Attachment 3
Assistant Professor of Surgery – Temple University Hospital
Co-Founder – Coalition of Trauma Centers for Firearm Injury Prevention
Raquel Forsythe, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery/Trauma Medical Director – UPMC Presbyterian
Executive Member – Coalition of Trauma Centers for Firearm Injury Prevention
Panel 7:
James Vollrath
Immediate Past President – Pennsylvania War Veterans Council
Panel 8:
Charles Gallo, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
John Lott, PhD
President – Crime Prevention Research Center
Wednesday, September 25th – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Panel 1:
Lt. Col. Scott Price
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility – Pennsylvania State Police
Panel 2:
Joshua Prince, Esq.
Chief Counsel – Firearms Industry Consulting Group
Panel 3:
Adam Skaggs, Esq.
Chief Counsel/Policy Director – Giffords Law Center
Panel 4:
Honorable Fran Chardo
District Attorney – Dauphin County
Greg Rowe, Esq.
Director of Legislation and Policy – Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
Lt. Col. Scott Price
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility – Pennsylvania State Police
Honorable Richard Keuerleber
Sheriff – York County
Panel 5:
Jen Pauliukonis
Director of State Affairs – Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence & Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Shira Goodman, Esq.
Executive Director – CeaseFire PA
Panel 6:
Marybeth Christiansen
State Chapter Lead – Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Pennsylvania
Kaegan Mays-Williams
Policy Counsel – EveryTown For Gun Safety
Panel 7:
Dave Weber
State Director, National Rifle Association of America
Walt Gibson
Second Amendment Advocate
Panel 8
Kim Stolfer – Additional Testimony
President – Firearms Owners Against Crime
Val W. Finnell, MD, MPH
Pennsylvania Director – Gun Owners of America
Panel 9:
Andrew Morral
Senior Behavioral Scientist – RAND Corporation
Contact:
Andrew M. Seder
aseder@pasen.gov
(570) 226-5960