Prof. Jeff Swanson (School of Medicine), Prof Kristin Goss (Sanford School of Public Policy) and North Carolina State Representative Marcia Morey discuss Extreme Risk Protection Order laws (also known as "Red Flag" laws). These laws allow courts to order a person who poses an imminent risk to himself or others to temporarily surrender his firearms to law enforcement. Jake Charles, the executive director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law, will moderate the discussion about the law, history, policy, and effectiveness of this type of legislation.

Issues related to gun ownership have plagued the United States for a long time. The Supreme Court's decision in Heller marked a new beginning in the legal debate concerning private gun ownership. In the recent years, mass shootings and terrorist attacks have brought ongoing attention to this legal and social issue. With President Obama's new gun control executive order, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death, and the upcoming presidential election, the future of gun control is even more unpredictable. Professors Joseph Blocher and Darrell A.H. Miller from Duke Law School, Jeffrey W.

The Duke Forum for Law and Social Change's 2015 symposium focused on mental health and the law.

Jeffrey W. Swanson - Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke

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Lecture titled: Gun Violence and Mental Health
Conference titled: Mental Health and the Law