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, is a widely-published author, primarily on Second Amendment issues, and a critic of the filmmaker Michael Moore. Hardy authored the website Michael Moore Exposed and co-wrote the The New York Times bestselling book, Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man. He has also 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 and directly in the majority opinion and Clarence Thomas's concurrence in McDonald v. Chicago. He also writes on these same topics for online media.
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