On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 14:17:40 -0800, tommyknocker wrote:

Also recall Bill Cooper of Hour of the Time (HOTT) who started a
gunfight with cops after the latter came to his door asking about
threats that the former had been making to his neighbors. Unlike the
Colonel, Cooper died as a result.

I don't know the whole story about this but I don't think it was quite as
cut and dry as you put it. I'm sure others on this list will fill in.