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MondayOct21,2019at2:26PM

The Second Amendment contains some of the Constitutions most debated language, creating a cultural and political divide in this country: A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Hendersonville native and legal expert Robert Orr will present a history of the 2nd Amendment on Nov. 9, 1 p.m. in the Kaplan Auditorium at the Henderson County Library.

Orr will address important court decisions interpreting and applying the Amendment as well as some of the broader issues of firearms regulation and gun violence that have sparked a divisive debate among pro-gun advocates and gun safety groups.

Orr was licensed as an attorney in North Carolina in 1975 and practiced law in Asheville for eleven years prior to serving on the N.C. Court of Appeals and as an Associate Justice on the N.C. Supreme Court. He won four statewide elections over the course of his judicial career, retiring in 2004.

Since then, Orr has served as the founding Executive Director of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law; taught as an adjunct professor at UNC School of Law; and since 2010 has returned to the private practice of law. Orr currently divides his time between Raleigh and his mountain home in Yancey County. Hes married with four grown children and four grandchildren.

A short question and answer session will follow Orrs talk.

The event is sponsored by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America - Hendersonville Group, which describes itself as a nonpartisan organization that supports the 2nd Amendment, but believes common-sense firearm safety legislation can help decrease gun violence.

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