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City Council v. NRA. New York City Council is upset that NRA
will attend Republican Convention.
Avoiding Genocide. The
right to bear arms could have saved Sudan.
Two Cheers for Violence.
Pacifists often claim that violence only begets violence. They are
wrong.
When
In Colorado......stop by
the Shakespeare Festival. Review of "Antony & Cleopatra."
Speech in honor of Harry Truman. Boulder County Democrats annual
Truman Dinner.
Television and Radio
NRA News, Sept. 2. 12:40 p.m. Mountain Time. Discussion of NY City
Council resolution condemning the NRA.
Radio Free Europe.
Russian language station. Sept. 1,
7 a.m. Moscow time. Kopel discusses the Republican Convention.
Transcript in Russian.
Radio Free Europe.
Russian language station. Aug. 18,
4 p.m. Moscow time (6 a.m. Denver time). "Liberty Live": Kopel suggests
that destruction of al-Sadr's thugs, who are serving as puppets of the
Iranian tyrants, is essential to building a free Iraq. Available on the
Internet.
Al Rantel Show,
KABC Radio, Los Angeles. July 30. 9-10 p.m Mountain Time. topic:
Michael Moore. Available on the Internet.
Radio 3AW, Melbourne,
Australia
July 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time; July 26,
Sunday morning, Melbourne time. Fahrenheit 9/11. Available on the
Internet.
July 2, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
NRAnews on Winfield Scott
Hancock--the "Hero of Gettysburg," the 1880 Democratic nominee
for President, and the 8th President of the National
Rifle Association.
NRAnews. Tuesday, June 1.
12:20 p.m. Mountain Time; 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. Discussion of Zimbabwe
and Michael Moore.
Colorado Inside-Out. Fridays at 8 pm.,
Sundays at 11 am. KBDI
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squelch Swift Vets' anti-Kerry efforts.
Kerry's Cambodia Troubles Ignored.
Denver dailies
assail candidate's foes but cold-shoulder the issues they raise.
Dailies best when covering Denver.
News, Post just can't beat the Internet for national and international
reporting.
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an industrial sign creation contest.
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Deceits in Fahrenheit 911.
"Firearms Possession by 'Non-State
Actors': the Question of Sovereignty," Texas Review of Law and
Politics.
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A Question of Balance. Preview
(2:46) of the video of the firearms policy symposium held in London in
2003. In .wmv
format. Details about the
56-minute DVD, and
how to purchase.
New Books
"A Foreign Policy Disaster," in
The New Prohibition:
Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War (Accurate Press, 2004).
With Mike Krause.
New Media Analysis Article
Vets' end run irks traditional media.
Bush-loathing press frustrated at inability to
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Brown University, B.A. in History
with Highest Honors. National Geographic Society Prize for best
History thesis.
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Personal Protection. NRA-qualified Distinguished Expert rating for Handgun.
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Books
New Award!
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and
the Law was named an "Editors
Choice," as one of the best new reference books of 2003 by
Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association.
Foreword to Gun
Laws of Montana (2003).
Supreme Court Gun
Cases:
Two Centuries of Rights Revealed. By David B. Kopel, Alan Korwin,
and Stephen P. Halbrook.
Chapter on burglary in
Guns, Crime, and Punishment in America. Bernard Harcourt, editor. (NYU
Press).
"Smash-up Policing: When Law Enforcement Goes Military"
in
Busted: Stone Cowboys, Narco-Lords and Washington's War on Drugs
(Thunder’s Mouth Press/Nation Books).
Gun Control and Gun Rights: A Reader and Guide (NYU Press).
College/graduate/law textbook, with balanced treatment of all subjects.
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