Dave Kopel
Dave Kopel | |
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Born | David B. Kopel January 7, 1960 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Brown University (BA) University of Michigan Law School |
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Political party | Democratic |
Website | davekopel |
David B. Kopel[1] (born January 7, 1960) is an American author, attorney, gun rights advocate, and contributing editor to several publications.
As of August 2021, he is research director of the
Kopel is also a life member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,[3] and, as of 2010, served on the board of directors of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.[4]
Early life and education
Kopel earned a
Political views and activism
Politically he is a lifelong registered
Kopel opposes
While professing to be an opponent of gun control, Kopel testified before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on March 26, 2019 that he in fact supports "Red Flag Laws" aka Extreme Risk Protection Orders, that are heavily supported and pushed by gun control groups and advocates.[14]
In 2008, Kopel appeared before the
Kopel testified on January 30, 2013, six weeks after the Newtown, Connecticut,
Kopel was the lead attorney in a May 2013
The
Kopel has authored columns in outlets including The Denver Post, The Washington Post, the
The New York Times changed Kopel's author ID for the online opinion piece, "Bloomberg’s Gun Control That Goes Too Far for the Average Citizen," on April 18, 2014, to reveal that that Independence Institute, where Kopel is research director, has "received grant money from the National Rifle Association's Civil Rights Defense Fund."[13] On April 24, 2014, The Progressive reported that Kopel and his Independence Institute "have received over $1.42 million including about $175,000 a year over eight years from the NRA."[20]
References
- ^ Appearances on C-SPAN
- ^ "Dave Kopel". Independence Institute. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "About". Davekopel.org. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Hoover, Tim (27 September 2010). "Colorado Union of Taxpayers: We can't count on Republicans". The Denver Post. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- PDFs).
- ^ Kopel, Dave (November 1, 2000). "Why I'm Voting for Nader". DaveKopel.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Kopel, Dave (October 9, 2007). "Ron's Revolution. Could Dr. Paul really surprise us all?". National Review. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Who's Getting Your Vote?". Reason. November 1, 2004. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ISBN 0-7377-0712-7
- ^ "Hitler's Control". National Review. 22 May 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ The Natural Right of Self-Defense: Heller's Lesson for the World, SSRN
- Progressive.org. Archivedfrom the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg's Gun Control That Goes Too Far for the Average Citizen". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "User Clip: David Kopel testifies in support of Red Flag ERPO laws. | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ a b "David Kopel". Sturm College of Law. University of Denver. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, 2013 (Transcript)". The Washington Post. January 30, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Smyth, Frank (February 27, 2013). "Senate witness on weapons ban funded by gun lobby". MSNBC. Retrieved April 1, 2019. (updated September 13, 2013)
- KDVR News, May 17, 2013.
- ^ "NRA money behind lawsuit challenging new Colo. gun control laws," Fox31, by Eli Stokols, May 29, 2013, http://kdvr.com/2013/05/29/nra-money-behind-lawsuit-challenging-new-colo-gun-control-laws/
- ^ "The Times Has Finally (Quietly) Outed an NRA-Funded 'Independent” Scholar,'" The Progressive, by Frank Smyth, April 24, 2014, http://progressive.org/dispatches/times-finally-quietly-outed-nra-funded-independent-scholar/
External links
- Kopel's homepage
- 54 Colorado Sheriffs File Suit Against Anti-Gun Bills, Press Conference, May 17, 2013, Dave Kopel is the lead attorney in the lawsuit against the State of Colorado.
- David Kopel publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Appearances on C-SPAN