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'''Tom Gordon Palmer''' (born 1956 in [[Bitburg|Bitburg-Mötsch]], [[Germany]]) is a Senior Fellow at the [[Cato Institute]], director of the Institute's educational division, [http://www.cato.org/cato-university/ Cato University], Vice President for International Programs at the [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]], and General Director of the [http://atlasnetwork.org/globalinitiative/ Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace, and Prosperity.]
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==Political activities==
Palmer's political activities include being founding member and national secretary of the Committee Against Registration and the Draft (1979-811979–81), president of the Oxford Civil Liberties Society (1993-941993–94), and manager or communications director for several political campaigns. He was a plaintiff in ''[[Parker v. District of Columbia]]'', a successful lawsuit in Washington, D.C. to secure the right to own a handgun in one's home, based on the text of the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]].<ref>Alfano, Sean. "D.C. Handgun Ban Reversed By Federal Court, 2-1 Ruling Says 2nd Amendment Is "Not Limited To Militia Service"; Case Could Reach Supreme Court." ''CBS News''. March 9, 2007. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/09/national/main2554309.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_2554309]</ref> The case had particular personal significance for him, in that he once survived an attempted assault because he was armed with a handgun. Palmer believes that his attackers were motivated by anti-gay animus; he is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]].<ref name="duggan">Duggan, Paul. "Lawyer Who Wiped Out D.C. Ban Says It's About Liberties, Not Guns." ''The Washington Post''. March 18, 2007. A1. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701055_pf.html]</ref>
