Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/21/07

Washington, DC (TLS). Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Ohioans for Concealed Carry reports a shocking development--the Illinois State Police is now visiting the homes of gun rights activists! Looks like Big Brother is at work in Illinois:
http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3894/83/

Xavierthoughts has the complete story on the Jacksonville, Florida man who was fired for bearing arms while attempting to thwart a criminal shooting:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/06/man-fired-for-righteously-bearing-arms.html

John Lott reports that a handgun permit holder stopped a robbery in Orlando, Florida:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/06/concealed-handgun-permit-holder-stops.html

Lott also blogs that senior adults feel safer when they carry guns:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/06/cleveland-plain-dealer-seniors-feel.html

SayUncle has info on what may be the very first gun-shot victim of the New World, the remains of whom was found in Peru:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/20/strange-3/

A Keyboard and a .45 has some great info on guns and women...and a video that tells the story...women who carry are the safest from rapists:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/06/id.html

Off topic a bit, The McCarville Report says that Charlie Cook of the National Journal has an assessment of Fred Thompson:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/cook-fred-thompson-is-hot.html

Again off topic, The Volokh Conspiracy has reason to believe that most Americans have become disinterested in politics:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_06_17-2007_06_23.shtml#1182354369

Armed and Safe provides a late-breaking update on the gun shop protest this coming Saturday in Riverdale, Illinois:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/06/updated-details-on-newest-march-of.html

Alphecca blogs on an alarming story from Switzerland...it appears there is a strong move for gun control in that country, after centuries of resisting such efforts:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=260

The Bitch Girls have a timely comment on the Jacksonville, Florida man who was fired for helping a neighbor who was shot:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=6980

Snowflakesinhell has an interesting item about the Daily News Update for the gun rights community...and as I said, I could never replace the fine work done by Gun Law News, but I am willing to provide this service since it is needed, if it is helpful to the community:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=883