BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has announced the speakers for the inaugural Firearms Advocacy Conference, scheduled for Saturday, May 30 at Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, Mass.

The New England FAC is being sponsored by the United States Concealed Carry Association. New England’s own Charlie Cook, host of Riding Shotgun With Charlie, will emcee.

Scheduled speakers include attorneys Cameron Atkinson, Kevin Wynosky, Jason Guida and Frank Soccoccio, plus attorney and Connecticut lawmaker Doug Dubitsky. Second Amendment Foundation attorney Bill Sack will also appear. Additionally, Massachusetts State Sen. Peter Durrant, Maine Rep. Rachel Henderson, and Massachusetts Rep. Jeff Turco are scheduled. Other speakers will include JR Hoell, Toby Leary, Joe LoPorto, Laura Whitcomb, Greg Wilkes, Michael O’Neil, and Dr. John Lott, founder and CEO at the Crime Prevention Research Center. Cam Edwards and Jared Yanis will be sending video messages.

New England organizations participating in the conference include the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, Massachusetts Gun Owners’ Action League, Civil Rights Coalition, Gun Owners of Maine, New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, Rhode Island 2nd Amendment Coalition, and Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. The Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action will be represented.

“We’re excited about the upcoming New England FAC and bringing together some of the best and brightest from the region and country,” said conference chair and CCRKBA Director Holly Sullivan. “We’re hopeful that our conference will energize patriots to continue the fight as well as help educate on the issues, tactics, and challenges we’re dealing with in the Northeast.”

“The great list of speakers we’re having at the New England conference should make for a lively, educational, and meaningful event,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’re grateful to have such a robust talent pool of speakers and volunteers participating in this event.”

The cost to attend the New England Firearms Advocacy Conference is $25.00 and includes a one-year membership to CCRKBA. For more information, visit CCRKBA.org/fac

With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.ccrkba.org) is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.