David T. Hardy

David T. Hardy (born February 25, 1951), is a senior attorney with the National Rifle Association and has practiced law since 1975. A graduate of the University of Arizona Law School, he previously served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., for ten years and now lives in Tucson, AZ, where he practices law. He is an ardent defender of the Second Amendment, as well as of the First Amendment, and is a widely-published author, primarily on Second Amendment issues. He has written numerous legal journal articles and books, on Second Amendment issues as well as on the origins of gun control in America. His writings have figured prominently in numerous court cases, being commonly cited in amicus briefs.^[1] He also writes on these same topics for online media.^[2]

Selected bibliography

Law review articles

• Hardy, David T. (1986). The Firearms Owners' Protection Act: A historical and legal perspective. Cumberland Law Review, 17, 585–682. Online
• Hardy, David T. (1986). Armed citizens, citizen armies: Toward a jurisprudence of the Second Amendment. Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 9, 559–638. Online
• Hardy, David T. (1987). The Second Amendment and the historiography of the Bill of Rights. Journal of Law & Politics, 4, 1–62. Online
• Hardy, David T. (2007). A well–regulated militia: The Founding Fathers and the origin of gun control in America. William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 15, 1237–1284. Online

Books

• Hardy, David T. (1986). Origins and Development of the Second Amendment: A Sourcebook, Blacksmith Corporation. ISBN 0-941540-13-8
• Hardy, David T., & Kimball, Rex (2001). This Is Not an Assault: Penetrating the Web of Official Lies Regarding the Waco Incident, Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 0-7388-6341-6
• Hardy, David T., & Clarke, Jason. (2004). Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man, Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-076395-7

Films

• Hardy, David T. (2006). In Search of the Second Amendment. Second Amendment Films LLC.

References

1. ^ NRA debate to open fire Heather Cleary, LIFE Staff Writer, cm-Life.com, October 16, 2000.
2. ^ Obama and the Attempt to Destroy the Second Amendment, David T. Hardy, PajamasTV, October 6, 2008.

External links

• Hardy page
• Blog on Of Arms & the Law
• The first and most influential critique on Michael Moore
  • A defense of Michael Moore and "Bowling for Columbine" by Erik Möller
• Documentary film by Hardy, 'In Search of the Second Amendment' trailer available
• JPFO interview about Parker case
  • MP3 format (MP3 format, 27:30, 9.44 MiB)