Second Amendment News Roundup for 10/30/07

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

The Bitch Girls report that an Indiana court has ignored the law and allowed Gary, Indiana to proceed with a lawsuit against 16 gun manufacturers:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7547

The Ninth Stage blogs about the latest source of illegal guns, and you won't believe who it is:
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/10/30/we-must-disarm-this-source-of-illegal-guns/

The War on Guns has this comment on Ireland's grappling with firearms:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/10/fighting-irish.html

Traction Control points us to a minigun show:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=744

Well, it seems our friend Tam over at A View from the Porch needs some help with growing older. Tam, I am as clueless as you are. All I know is that although my mind has become wiser in enjoying life's pleasures, my body is becoming more obstinate. It sucks. Maybe some of you can help Tam out:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/dear-lazyweb-help-me-cope.html

Xavier Thoughts has a great video today on self-defense in New Jersey:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/10/self-defense-in-new-jersey.html

Don't look now, but Snow Flakes in Hell reports that one idiot is now saying the NRA is a 'gun cult':
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1820

Sharp as a Marble comments on an idiotic website that is the typical extremist, anti-gun, global warming haven for modern-day neo-commies:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/10/30/People-unclear-of-the-concept.aspx

Say Uncle has Fred Thompson's latest on gun control, with commentary to follow:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/30/fred_thompson_on_gun_control-2/

Red's Trading Post says that the NRA's grassroots division is speaking out on ATF abuses:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/bloggers-speaking-out-on-atf-abuses.html

Oscar Poppa posts part of the Chris Wallace interview with the new Governor of Louisiana, who has some good insight into the problems within the GOP:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=751

Armed and Safe reports that some real wackos have taken it upon themselves to edit the Constitution, including some in the Brady Bunch:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/and-another-thing.html

Mike McCarville reports that an Oklahoman is the new Senior Advisor to Rudy Giuliani's campaign:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/10/allbaugh-joins-giuliani-campaign-as.html

John Lott has the MUST-read of the day on empirical research regarding concealed carry:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/10/russell-roberts-and-robin-hansen-on.html

Not surprisingly, news reports show the U.S. House is in total disarray, and Nancy Pelosi is under fire from her own Party. Michelle Malkin comments:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/30/another-showdown-in-congress/

The Buckeye Firearms Association has a great read entitled, 'School Shootings, Armed Teachers, and Greatly Improved School Safety':
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4021.html

The Volokh Conspiracy has generated much interest in the issue of Constitutional originalism. Here is a follow-up to yesterday's post at Volokh:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_28-2007_11_03.shtml#1193752554