Dave Kopel testimony on Senate Bill 5
Audio of Independence Institute research director David Kopel testifying in favor of Senate Bill 5, training standards for armed personnel in schools. Audio file is 3:49.
A New Triumph for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (and for II's Dave Kopel)
A federal court of appeals has just vindicated the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in a big way. And II’s own Dave Kopel was largely responsible. California denied citizens the right to carry firearms outside their homes, unless they obtained a concealed weapons permit. But to get such a permit, citizens had […]
Progressive Dementia: Claiming Kopel Doesn’t Know Gun Laws
I normally don’t get into the pit with mudwrestlers, but the gob of muck that flew past my desk today was too rich to ignore. One of Colorado’s lefty pressure groups is claiming that II’s Research Director Dave Kopel fed the 2013 Colorado legislature false information on gun bills. II’s “credibility . . . has […]
Gaylord-style corporate welfare is unconstitutional
By what authority can the state government take tax money out of your pocket and give it away to a private corporation? The answer is that corporate welfare schemes, such as so-called “public-private partnerships,” flagrantly violate the Colorado Constitution.
A Constitutional Guide to Fighting Federal Overreach
The Independence Institute presents A Constitutional Guide to Fighting Federal Overreach: A Program for the Grassroots Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Community Room Red Rocks Community College 13300 W. Sixth Avenue (West end of Red Rocks Community College, lower level) Lakewood, CO 80228 Park in South lot Campus Map This program […]
