Panel For Biden Gun Hearing Announced

Here’s the agenda for tomorrow’s gun conference (by invitation only) at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury:

Remarks from:

Vice President Joe Biden
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5)
Governor Dannel P. Malloy
Newtown First Selectwoman Pat Llodra
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
Western Connecticut State University President James W. Schmotter

Panel on Gun Violence:

State Police Captain Dale Hourigan
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra
Chris and Lynn McDonnell, parents of Grace McDonnell
Stacy Spell, retired New Haven Police detective and neighborhood activist
Matt Bennett, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way

Panel on Mental Health and School Safety Initiatives:

Dr. George Sugai, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
Dr. Kathryn Seifert, author of Path to Violence
Dr. Philip Wang, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
Meriden Superintendent of Schools Mark Benigni
Steven Girelli, PhD, President and CEO, Klingberg Family Centers