Larry Pratt Speaks at Duquesne University

Larry Pratt Speaks at Duquesne University

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Duquesne University, Bayer Hall, Wolfe Lecture Hall
Street: 700 Forbes Avenue
City/Town: Pittsburgh, PA

Young Americans for a Better Tomorrow would like to give a warm welcome to
Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America. Mr. Pratt will
be speaking on "Political Correctness vs. Self Defense".

A reception will be held at 6:30 outside of the Wolfe Lecture Hall. The
lecture will start at 7:00.

Bio:
Larry Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for over
30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans
dedicated to promoting their second amendment freedom to keep and bear
arms.

GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington and is involved in
firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal
assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.

Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as
NBC’s Today Show, CBS’ Good Morning America, CNN’s Crossfire and Larry
King Live, Fox’s Hannity & Colmes, MSNBC’s Phil Donahue and Dan Abrams
show and many others. He has debated Congressmen James Traficant, Jr.
(D-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Frank
Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Vice President Al Gore, among others. His columns
have appeared in newspapers across the country.

He published a book, Armed People Victorious, in 1990 and was editor of a
book, Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution & Militias, 1995. His latest
book, On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty was published
in 2001.

Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia,
serving in the House of Delegates. Pratt directs a number of other public
interest organizations and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the American
Institute for Cancer Research.