Press Release: The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Convenes National Leaders at Summit on Combating Machinegun Conversion Devices (MCDs)

Leading prosecutors, law enforcement officials and policy makers from across America join to define the threat and collaborate on strategies to stop the scourge of deadly machinegun conversion devices December 4, 2024, Washington, DC— The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) has completed a two-day virtual national summit to combat the emerging public safety threat

2024-12-09T15:26:23-05:00December 9th, 2024|Announcements, APA In The News, Data, Featured, Gun Violence, Machine Guns, Press Release, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Press Release: The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Convenes National Leaders at Summit on Combating Machinegun Conversion Devices (MCDs)

Readout: Complex Homicide and Vicarious Victimization

Secondary trauma and victimization, also known as vicarious victimization, are not foreign to prosecutors, advocates, and other members of the criminal justice system providing support services to victims or assisting in case preparation during the prosecution of homicides, capital litigation cases, and other crimes. Feelings of stress, burnout, and physical and emotional exhaustion

2024-11-21T13:58:18-05:00November 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Readout: Complex Homicide and Vicarious Victimization

A Virtual Summit on Machinegun Conversion Devices: Defining the Threat and Taking Action

Summit Agenda Part I: November 12, 20214 Recording Presenter Bios Moderator: State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago  Chief Jeffrey Norman, Milwaukee Police Department Chief Antoinette Ursitti, Chicago Police Department  District Attorney Kevin Steele, Montgomery County, PA Part II: November

2024-11-20T14:37:18-05:00October 24th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Virtual Summit on Machinegun Conversion Devices: Defining the Threat and Taking Action

AGACL 44th Annual Conference Post-Session Surveys

Please take the time to complete the post-session survey for each day that you attend the conference. For attendees wishing to get CLE credit, completing the post-session surveys is required. If you encounter any technical difficulties with completing the survey, please email sasha.beatty@apainc.org. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day

2024-08-05T11:14:21-04:00August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AGACL 44th Annual Conference Post-Session Surveys

U.S. v. Rahimi: Even the Second Amendment has Limitations

On June 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected a Second Amendment challenge to a federal law prohibiting those subjected to a domestic violence restraining order from possession of a firearm while the order is in effect. United States v. Rahimi facial challenge of Section 922(g)(8) is constitutional. The case was reversed

2024-06-24T10:51:12-04:00June 24th, 2024|Featured, Uncategorized|Comments Off on U.S. v. Rahimi: Even the Second Amendment has Limitations
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