The Great Decisions Lecture Series Committee is hosting a lecture and discussion on gun violence and constitutional rights Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. at Kirkland Village Retirement Community. Attendees are advised to park behind First Presbyterian Church (2344 Center Street, Bethlehem) and enter via Kirkland’s side entrance past the gazebo.

The program, titled “2nd Amendment, Gun Violence & Gun Control,” features a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Mustafa Kirisci of DeSales University, a Great Decisions Committee member. Panelists include Dr. Michelle Bolger of DeSales University, Dr. Ross Dardani of Muhlenberg College and Chief Michael Marks of the Whitehall Township Police Department.

The panel discussion will cover Americans’ right to carry arms versus efforts to stem the ongoing surge of shootings in American society. This 90-minute program will introduce the Great Decisions 8-week lecture series, scheduled for spring 2023.

The lecture series, for which there is a registration fee, runs from February through March on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees at the lecture series will receive a briefing manual of essays on American foreign policy issues prepared by the Foreign Policy Association in New York City, which is committed to educating the American public about national and international issues.

The 2023 Great Decisions lecture topics include Energy Geopolitics, War Crimes, China’s Foreign Policy, Economic Warfare, Politics in Latin America, Global Famine, Iran at a Crossroads, and Climate Migration.

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