Senate Judiciary Committee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee released the names of witnesses who will testify before a full committee hearing entitled “Constitutional and Common Sense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence.”  This will be the first of a series of hearings to examine proposals to reduce gun violence.  The hearings will consider public health, law enforcement, and community-based approaches aimed at saving lives and making communities safer.

Robin Brule – Majority Witness

Advocate

Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Selwyn Rogers, Jr. – Majority Witness

Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, IL

Chief Fernando Spagnolo – Majority Witness

Chief of Police

Waterbury Police Department

Waterbury, CT

Robyn Thomas – Majority Witness

Executive Director

Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

San Francisco, CA

Amy Swearer – Minority Witness

Legal Fellow

Heritage Foundation

Washington, D.C.

Geneva Solomon – Minority Witness

Owner of Redstone Firearms

Director of Internal Communications, National African American Gun Association

Burbank, CA

Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp – Minority Witness

Former State Legislator and Author

Lampasas, TX

Chris Cheng – Minority Witness

History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion

San Francisco, CA

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