Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/18/07

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Focusing on guns and politics, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Gun Owners of America issues a new alert. One of the fiercest opponents to gun rights in the Senate, Dianne Feinstein, has introduced S. 456--a bill designed at harassing gun owners and gun shops as if they were members of the Mafia:
http://www.gunowners.org/a091707.htm

The Volokh Conspiracy takes a look at an article written by America's leading historian of homicide, Randolph Roth, which examines guns in the old west and whether the notion of revisionist historians that guns were scarce is correct:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_16-2007_09_22.shtml#1190098384

A bit off-topic, John Lott points to a study which shows that younger women being attracted to older men and vice versa is biological and good for the human race:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/older-men-younger-women-romances-good.html

Snow Flakes in Hell says that Miami Police Chief Jim Timoney actually thinks that the assault weapons ban accomplished something:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1535

Say Uncle alerts us to some new gun laws around the nation:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/18/gun_law_update/

Sharp as a Marble has a riveting piece today which shows that Big Brother has nothing on reality, particularly given that when you buy a gun you essentially sign away all your privacy:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/18/Big-Brother-has-nothing-on-reality.aspx

In addition, Sharp as a Marble nails it with a response to Sally Field's stupid remark the other night at the Emmys:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/18/Quote-of-the-day--From-one-mother-to-another.aspx

Nicki at the Liberty Zone believes, and with good reason, that if Giuliani is the GOP nominee, the NRA will endorse him, despite his clear record of gun-grabbing:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/will-nra-endorse-giuliani.html

Nicki also says that Bloomberg and Lautenberg are at it again, and she has some key questions concerning their plan to prevent terrorists from obtaining guns:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/end-gun-buys-by-terroristsw.html

.45 Superman at Armed and Safe is back from a VERY long absence. Welcome back, buddy! He provides further comment on the Bloomberg-Lautenberg gun-grab:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/bloomberg-supports-bill-that-attacks.html

Red's Trading Post blogs on the GOA and the JPFO:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/gun-owners-of-america-and-jpfo.html

The Jet Pilot has evidence that Americans are largely ignorant concerning their rights:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/09/americans-wrong-on-their-rights-daily.html

Alphecca has this interesting post entitled, 'Three Day Waiting Period on Illegal Gun Sales':
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=425

Alphecca also reports that Outdoor Life has started a gun blog:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=426

Blogonomicon has something today that you just gotta see!:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/where-can-i-get-one.html

The McCarville Report has a MUST-read today on character assassination:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/columnist-rips-character-assassination.html

Michelle Malkin reports that yet another dirty-money fundraiser connected to Hillary Clinton has pled guilty to conspiracy in a federal criminal investigation:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/17/another-dirty-democrat-fundraiser-william-lerach-pleads-guilty-to-conpsiracy/

Tamara K. over at A View From the Porch presents THIS for your reading pleasure on Hillarycare II (I love it!). Hat tip to Say Uncle:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-want-my-i-want-my-i-want-my-docs-for.html

Mr. Completely has good news for those of you attending the Gun Bloggers Rendezvous. A new pistol will be raffled off at the meeting to benefit Project Valour-IT:
http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2007/09/hi-point-donates-pistol-to-gun-blogger.html