Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/11/08

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


The Volokh Conspiracy has issued a primer on a series of briefs filed in D.C. vs. Heller before the U.S. Supreme Court. I will list links to them all, which were posted yesterday and today:

Law Enforcement Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202755023

The 'Failed State' Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202690921

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202671943

The Nelson Lund Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202630795

The Buckeye Firearms Association has an important article on the unarmed homeowner vs. armed home invaders--at the mercy of animals:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5417

Gun Law News says that there were 19 briefs filed in support of D.C. There are already 23 briefs filed in support of Heller, and that number is growing. Take a look:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/News/heller021108-2.html

Interesting. Of Arms and the Law has an example of hypocrisy within the gun control movement, and it is a high profile example!:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/02/the_quintessenc.php

Well well well. Red's reports that Richard Durban, one of the most rabid anti-gun bigots in Congress, is supporting Sullivan as head of the BAFTE (Bush and Durban in tandem):
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-gun-illinois-senator-richard.html

Say Uncle submits the dumbest bit of anti-gun reporting he's ever heard:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/02/11/dumbest_bit_of_anti-gun_reporting_ive_heard/

Robb Allen has an interesting read today concerning 'reasoned discourse':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/02/11/Reasoned-Discourse-at-the-Alligator.aspx

Wow. Take a look at this beaute. Sabastian has a pic of the firearm he gave to Bitter Bitch for her birthday. Hey, bub, if this doesn't seal the deal with her, I'd marry you myself just get that gun! (j/k):
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2645

Bitter has another pic of that lovely birthday firearm:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7825

Nicki blogs about the latest shooting in a 'gun-free zone':
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-gun-free-school-zone-shooting.html

David Codrea has some highly disturbing information on an outfit called 'The Infragard'--a group of 23,000 reps of private industry who are working with the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security, who have orders to 'shoot to kill' in the event that martial law is declared in the U.S.:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/snitch-militia.html

In case you haven't already seen it, Traction Control has Part II of his litmus test for the single-issue voter:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=962

Tam blogs on the latest antics of the world's favorite monster down in Venezuela:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/02/pugsley-pitches-snit.html

OK, folks, now I am hopping mad. How much longer do we have to endure Bush???? He has just proposed a 1.4 billion dollar aid package for Mexico to secure its southern border with Central America! DAMN! The betrayer won't even secure OUR OWN southern border! I used to love George W. Bush back in 2001-2005. Now he is anathama:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/11/the-white-house-wants-a-14-billion-stimulusnational-security-packagefor-mexico/

Michelle Malkin also has an update on the douchbag Mayor of Toledo, Ohio who threw out the Marines. It seems the members of the City Council aren't too pleased:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/11/berkeley-of-the-midwest-update-toledo-council-members-call-on-mayor-to-apologize/

John Lott says that there is an interesting rumor afloat which contends that Mike Huckabee will drop out of the Presidential race to run for the U.S. Senate from Arkansas:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/02/rumor-huckabee-will-drop-out-of.html

Mike McCarville has a thorough examination of Hillary Clinton's curious campaign loan. Read it all:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/hillarys-curious-campaign-loan.html

JR writes about his day at the range on Sunday:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/02/day-at-range.html

All American Blogger has some interesting satire on John McCain and Hillary Clinton:
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2127/sen-john-mccain-endorses-hillary-for-democratic-nomination/

Alphecca reams the douchbags who write for the Daily Herald of Illinois on their revisionist history:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=638

Armed and Safe has the question of the day for the McCain campaign (and it will in all likelihood remain unanswered):
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/so-why-hasnt-mccain-signed-on.html

Being a part of the 'brotherhood of the briar,' I am always interested in Blogonomicon's take on various pipes and tobaccos. Here is a post for those of you who are interested in pipe smoking:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/02/ruminations-on-pipe-tobacco.html

Born Again Redneck has some advice for those of us who are anti-McCain. It's ok...I can take my medicine, but I never stopped reading Redneck's blog just because he endorsed McCain when Thompson dropped out. We all have our reasons for the positions we take:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/advice-for-anti-mccainites.html

OK, I just had to do it. This has nothing to do with guns or politics. Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have one of the most beautiful dogs on earth, and, being a dog man myself, I just had to share this pic with you....just look at that face and those eyes:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/08/our-family-bear/