Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/7/07

Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

A Keyboard and a .45 says that for an organization that seemingly is working its way out of a job, the BATFE sure is spending more and more of our tax dollars:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/08/batf-spending-your-money.html

Alphecca reports that the New York Times is now on a vendetta against gun bloggers:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=327

Alphecca also points to an excellent report in a Canadian newspaper about the number of gun owners who commit murder vs. the number of persons with a prior record who commit murder (carefully note the percentages):
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=328

The Jet Pilot blogs on firearms training and has some recommendations:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/08/firearms-training.html

Say Uncle has some thoughts on why the anti-gun bloggers have failed thus far to gain readers or to change minds:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/08/06/reasoned_discourse-2/

Of Arms and the Law has more on the Black Muslim Bakery killing in Oakland:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/08/more_on_the_oak.php

Border Sense has some shocking statistics about illegal aliens--all verified. For example, 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens, 83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens, and 86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens. Read the rest here:
http://bordersense.com/legal_immigration_numbers.asp

My favorite intellectual, Dr. Walter Williams, has an excellent read on private vs. socialized healthcare:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/07/health%20care.htm

Congrats to Mike McCarville on his first anniversary of taking The McCarville Report online:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/08/tmros-first-online-anniversary.html

Traction Control has an inventory update on handguns and long guns:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=524

The Buckeye Firearms Association says that Ohio will begin debate about the Castle Doctrine TODAY. The Brady gang has already sprung into action:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3886.html

John Lott reports on the results of the Manchester Republican Party fundraiser that centered around firing machine guns:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/08/fund-raising-with-blast.html

Red's Trading Post reports, among other things, that members of Congress are beginning to take notice of his plight with the ATF, and they are not happy with this rogue arm of the Justice Department:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/08/doj-visits-by-10am-today.html

The War on Guns has an excellent guest editorial on the downside of liberty:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/08/guest-editorial-downsides-of-liberty.html

The Liberty Zone posts commentary on Sacramento's gun control delusions:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-gun-control-delusions.html

The Bitch Girls' muse must be smiling on them today. They take a creative, humorous look at the gun control freak who wonders why there are not more anti-gun blogs:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7246

Snow Flakes in Hell issues a special alert to gun owners in New Jersey, and for good reason:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1232

Front Sight, Press comments on Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson's movement from being a pro-gun, NRA-endorsed candidate to a gun control freak:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/john-farnam-on-bill-richardsons-gun-flip-flop/

Blogonomicon points to a description of point shooting--very helpful for those new to handgun shooting:
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/6/3143090.html

Cap'n Bob reports on the Damsel's skill in using firearms and has the video to prove it:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/08/06/respectable-woman/