Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/23/07

Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup. Lots of vital news has accumulated over the weekend on the gun blogs, so let's get right down to business:

The Ninth Stage has the quote of the day, and it's a good one:
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/07/22/quote-of-the-day-30/

Of Arms and the Law has a link to Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's views on the Second Amendment:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/07/mike_huckabee_o.php

The Jet Pilot posts one of the best excerpts on the meaning of the Second Amendment that I have ever read:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/emotion-in-reading.html

The Jet Pilot also blogs about a handgun safety course that is excellent for those wishing to bone up on their skills:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/handgun-safety-course.html

One more by The Jet Pilot. The Liberty Sphere created quite a bit of interest in our op-ed piece Sunday on the ATF targeting gun shops. The Jet Pilot weighs in on the issue, including a link to a new website designed to call attention to the gestapo tactics of the ATF:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/liberty-sphere-questions-surface-on-atf.html

Concerning the ATF, The War on Guns posts this, including a link to Red's Trading Post website:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/questions-on-batfu.html

More on the ATF from A Keyboard and a .45:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-folks-questioning-activities-of.html

Snow Flakes in Hell shows us that when the tables are turned, and the mainstream media and its gophers in the anti-gun movement come under the scrutiny of the ATF for breaking federal law, all hell breaks loose:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1109

Snow Flakes in Hell also gives us the exact law that the Boston Globe and its straw man broke in the gun purchase ruse in New Hampshire:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1104

This should make your blood boil. Sarah Brady mouths off about gun control here at Snow Flakes In Hell:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1103

John Lott posts this important piece on the 1996 gun control act in Australia--a law that has proven to be ineffective:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/07/article-gun-laws-and-sudden-death-did.html

John Lott also echoes our concern that the Fairness Doctrine may be headed back:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/07/is-fairness-doctrine-headed-back.html

Alphecca points to an excellent report comparing crime stats in New England states with strict gun control laws with those states in the region that have less stringent gun control:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=291

Say Uncle posts the response of Steve Bailey of the Boston Globe to the firestorm of controversy raised by the paper's illegal purchase of firearms, resulting in an ATF investigation:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/20/steve_bailey_of_the_boston_globe_responds/

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel present this important piece on the three falsely accused and imprisoned Texas lawmen:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/07/21/free-the-texas-three/

Check out this vitally-important reminder of the inexcusable, criminal, and horrific murders of an entire family of citizens at Ruby Ridge BY THE ATF back in 1992:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/07/never-forget-idaho-remembers-actions-of.html

Xavier Thoughts posts a highly informative video of a convenience store robbery and shootout, and what can be learned from it:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/convenience-store-shootout.html

Internet Armory provides an excellent evaluation of various types of handguns and revolvers for self-defense. You can also find a truckload of more firearms information there as well:
http://www.internetarmory.com/handgun_defense.htm