David B. Kopel

511 total citations
75 papers, 210 citations indexed

About

David B. Kopel is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Kopel has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 210 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 25 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in David B. Kopel's work include Gun Ownership and Violence Research (25 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (15 papers) and Law, Rights, and Freedoms (13 papers). David B. Kopel is often cited by papers focused on Gun Ownership and Violence Research (25 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (15 papers) and Law, Rights, and Freedoms (13 papers). David B. Kopel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Latvia and Israel. David B. Kopel's co-authors include Gary A. Mauser, Christopher Gottschalk, Gary Lawson, A. Dostrovsky, Stephen P. Halbrook, Peter W. Carmel, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Ryan Holland, Crandall E. Peeler and Shuhan Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Neurosurgical FOCUS.

In The Last Decade

David B. Kopel

54 papers receiving 150 citations

Peers

David B. Kopel
Philip M Stinson United States
Lynne Henderson United States
P. G. McHugh United Kingdom
Harvey Wallace United States
Megan Alderden United States
Philip M Stinson United States
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David B. Kopel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kopel, David B.. (2016). Background Checks for Firearms Sales and Loans: Law, History, and Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 53(1). 303–367. 1 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (2015). This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed. Cato Journal. 443–446. 2 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (2015). The Posse Comitatus and the Office of Sheriff: Armed Citizens Summoned to the Aid of Law Enforcement. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 104(4). 761–850. 4 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (2014). Does the Second Amendment Protect Firearms Commerce. Harvard Law Review. 127. 230–237.
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Kopel, David B.. (2013). The Great Gun Control War of the 20th Century — And its Lessons for Gun Laws Today. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (2012). Reducing the Drug War’s Damage to Government Budgets. Harvard journal of law & public policy. 35(2). 543–568.
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (2010). State Court Standards of Review for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Santa Clara law review. 50(4). 1113–1220.
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Kopel, David B.. (2010). The Right to Arms in the Living Constitution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 99. 99–138.
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Kopel, David B.. (2005). THE LICENSING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS FOR LAWFUL PROTECTION: SUPPORT FROM FIVE STATE SUPREME COURTS. Albany law review. 68(2). 305–336.
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Kopel, David B.. (2005). The Religious Roots of the American Revolution and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17(1). 167–184. 1 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (2001). LAWYERS, GUNS, AND BURGLARS. 43. 345–367. 5 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (1999). All the Way Down the Slippery Slope: Gun Prohibition in England and Some Lessons for Civil Liberties in America. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (1997). COMMUNITARIANS, NEOREPUBLICANS, AND GUNS: ASSESSING THE CASE FOR FIREARMS PROHIBITION. Maryland law review. 56(2). 438–87. 6 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (1997). CAN SOLDIERS BE PEACE OFFICERS? THE WACO DISASTER AND THE MILITARIZATION OF AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT. Akron law review. 30(4). 2. 9 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (1996). The Untold Triumph of Concealed-Carry Permits. Policy review. 9–11. 1 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (1995). INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GUN CONTROL. eYLS (Yale Law School). 15(2). 6. 2 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B., et al.. (1995). A Tale of Three Cities: The Right to Bear Arms in State Supreme Courts. 68(3). 1177–1240. 2 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (1994). The allure of foreign gun laws.. PubMed. 83(3). 153–5. 2 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (1993). Hold your fire - gun-control wont stop rising violence. Policy review. 63. 58–65. 2 indexed citations
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Kopel, David B.. (1990). Trust the people: The case against gun control. Issue Lab (Candid). 3(1). 77–123. 4 indexed citations

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