A debate on gun control between Second Amendment expert David Kopel and gun control advocate Arnie Grossman. The debate is moderated by Cynthia Hessin.
Topics include statistics on gunshot deaths, the Second Amendment reference to a well regulated militia, firearms licensing and laws, distrust of government, and the Patriot Act. They also respond to audience members' questions.
Arnold Grossman is the author of One Nation Under Guns: An Essay on an American Epidemic, published by Fulcrum. David Kopel is co-editor of Gun Control and Gun Rights: A Reader and Guide, published by New York University Press.
The debate was sponsored by the Denver Press Club and held in the Colorado Suites of the Denver Athletic Club.
Bio
Arnold Grossman
Arnold Grossman has had a varied career as a journalist, advertising executive, and media consultant. He has worked on campaigns for a number of ballot issues and Democrat candidates, including U.S. Senators Gary Hart, Tim Wirth, and Frank Church, Governors Richard Lamm and Bruce Babbitt, and many others.
Following the Columbine school shootings in 2000, Grossman cofounded SAFE Colorado, a bipartisan antigun violence group. The group launched a successful ballot initiative to close the state's gun show loophole and was recognized by President Bill Clinton for its efforts. Grossman is the coauthor of two political novels with Governor Richard Lamm. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
Cynthia Hessin
Executive Producer, Rocky Mountain PBS
David B. Kopel
David Kopel is Research Director at the Independence Institute in Golden, Colorado. Arnold Grossman co-founded SAFE Colorado, a bipartisan anti-gun violence group, in 2000, following the Columbine school shootings. Mr. Grossman co-authored 1998 with former Colorado governor Richard Lamm.