The purpose of this teach-in, which is sponsored by Penn State University Dickinson School of Law, U.S. Army War College and the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues on behalf of Dickinson College, is to elevate and broaden the ongoing national discussion about gun safety and gun violence in the United States for the benefit of the faculty, students, and members of the local Carlisle community. It will focus in particular upon the three following questions: 1) What is the difference, if any, between military weapons and civilian weapons? 2) What are the current limits on the right to bear arms? 3) What are the costs/benefits associated with guns? Participants: Thomas Place, professor, Penn State University Dickinson School of Law Col. David Dworak, professor, U.S. Army War College Harry Pohlman, professor, Dickinson College (filling in for Stephanie Gilmore, professor, Dickinson College) William Nelligan ’14 (moderator), student, Dickinson College The event is co-sponsored by the Student Senate Public Affairs Committee.