David T. Hardy

David T. Hardy (born February 25, 1951) is an American private attorney 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, Arizona, where he practices law.

He is a supporter of the Second Amendment, as well as of the First Amendment and an author, primarily on Second Amendment issues.

Hardy has written for legal journals on Second and Fourteenth Amendment, as well as on the origins of gun control in America. His writings have featured in court cases, being cited in amicus briefs and directly in the majority opinion and Clarence Thomas's concurrence in McDonald v. Chicago.,[1] District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct. 2783 – Supreme Court 2008 and Hardy v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms 631 F. 2d 653 - Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1980. Hardy runs a webpage titled ‘Of Arms and the Law'.[2] The site includes a self-biography, an archive of some of his writings, law review articles, links to pro Second Amendment webpages, and a link to Second Amendment blogs. There is also The Home Page of David T. Hardy[3] which includes more of his archives and links to related pages. Hardy's scholarly papers, including topics including the Fourteenth Amendment, The Bill of Rights, and Originalism as it applies to the Second Amendment can be found on the Social Science Resource Network.

Hardy authored a book and website critical of the filmmaker Michael Moore due to Moore's film Bowling for Columbine supporting gun control.