Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/16/07

Washington, DC (TLS). There's lots of news on the gun blogs over the weekend, so let's get to it:

Let's start with Cap'n Bob and the Damsel. Bob has added rosewood grips to his new Smith & Wesson revolver, giving it a beautiful finish. Being a big Smith & Wesson fan myself, I couldn't resist linking to the pic:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/07/14/rosewood-grips/

Xavier Thoughts has some helpful practical tactics for concealed carry:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/fight-realistic-practical-tactics-for.html

Front Sight, Press has the complete run-down on the defeat of those who attempted to gut the Tiahrt Amendment in the House, including the main players on both sides, and the Brady Campaign's propaganda:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/us-house-appropriations-committee-preserves-tiahrt-amendment/

Blogonomicon has a word from the Second Amendment Foundation to Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign:
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/7/14/3092109.html

The McCarville Report gives us a run-down on the latest news from Oklahoma, including a brief assessment of Fred Thompson's prospects for success in the state:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/07/gadfly-on-wall.html

John Lott presents a critical look at the new 'Hill and Bill' Show, as supposed 'feminist' Hillary Clinton takes husband Bill on her campaign tour:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/07/what-feminist-candidate.html

Congratulations to Blonde Sagacity on her 3rd anniversary in the blogosphere. Dang, if that woman weren't married I'd be planning on a quick trip up to Philly myself (she is a complete knock-out of a beauty):
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2007/07/blogiversary-3-years.html

The Bitch Girls blog about the gun-grabbing Governor of Illinois and his penchant for recklessly spending taxpayers' money:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7136

Speaking of Illinois, Armed and Safe points out that even more counties in the state are continuing to pass resolutions in support of the Second Amendment, in defiance of the Governor and other gun-grabbers in Chicago:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-illinois-counties-reject-chicago.html

Well, it seems our...ahem... 'friends' over at the Brady Campaign have started a blog. But as Sebastian at Snow Flakes in Hell points out, the blog has not exactly been successful in living up to its purpose:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1040

Nicki at The Liberty Zone reports that a very astute and well-trained 13-year-old boy saved his friend from an attack by using a gun:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/13-year-old-uses-scary-rifle-to-save.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association has an article on the national 'Stand Your Ground' Movement, based upon the new law passed in Texas that expands the definition of 'the Castle Doctrine.' This article provides much food for thought, even if one cannot agree with all of it:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3846.html

A Keyboard and a .45 posts some information about an anti-gun bumper-sticker campaign in a certain city:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-stop-violence.html

The Ninth Stage writes about the stupid overreaction of some citizens in Franklin, Tennessee over a 'gun on school grounds':
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/07/13/concerned-in-franklin/

Say Uncle has some examples of gun dealers 'under the gun':
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/13/gun_dealers_under_the_err_gun/

Finally, The Jet Pilot has a hilarious spoof of Hillary Clinton, based upon the video 'Got a Crush on Obama.' This one is entitled, 'Hott 4 Hill':
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/hott-4-hill.html