Second Amendment News Roundup for 3/12/08

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

Mike McCarville reports that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, D-NY, has resigned in the fallout from the prostitution ring scandal, effective Monday:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/hooker-brings-spitzer-to-his-knees.html

McCarville was one of the first to report that Hillary did NOT win Texas. Now CNN has confirmed Mike's early reports:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/cnn-confirms-tmros-report-of-obama.html

Again, McCarville reports that Colorado is enjoying a major spike in concealed carry applications:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/concealed-carry-applications-soar-in.html

Alphecca has the news that HUNDREDS of gun owners marched on the state capital in Illinois to demand their gun rights:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=671

Born Again Redneck has the latest news on Mitt Romney:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/03/romney-says-hed-accept-vp-offer.html

Dustin's Gun Blog points to an article that profiles those who both support and oppose the D.C. gun ban:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/interesting-article-profiling.html

The GOP-led legislature in Arizona is attempting to loosen restrictions on gun rights. Of Arms and the Law has the story:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/03/its_nice_to_liv.php

Of Arms and the Law also says there is a great response on Townhall.com to Larry Tribe's op-ed in the Wall St. Journal claiming that the D.C. laws are 'reasonable restrictions':
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/03/response_to_lar.php

Obama is on the latest cover of Rolling Stone, and he is engulfed by a halo. The Messiah has truly come. Michelle Malkin has the story and the picture of the cover:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/12/look-its-glowbama/

Speaking of the Obamessiah, the most beautiful blond on earth, Blonde Sagacity, has an interesting read on 'Obama in Jonestown: I Believe in Barack Obama':
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-in-jonestown-i-believe-in-barack.html

Gun Law News has the latest from the Firearms Coalition:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Lobby-Organizations/fc031208-2.html

Gun Law News also has an important update on the BATFE reform bill, H.R. 4900, in the House:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Federal-Politics/batfe031208-4.html

Interesting. Eugene Volokh reports that CDC stats indicate that young children ages 1-7 are at very low risk of accidental death by firearms. The post contains the list of the top causes of accidental deaths:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_09-2008_03_15.shtml#1205343824

John Lott has found even more blatant bias in the mainstream media in reporting the scandal of a major DEMOCRAT, Eliot Spitzer. One news network even used the occasion to rehash GOP scandals, not Democrat scandals:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/03/media-bias-on.html

The War on Guns has the oral arguments in the Hollis Wayne Fincher trial on audio file:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/03/fincher-oral-arguments-audio-file.html

Sebastian has a good read today on 'what happens when you don't fight':
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/12/what-happens-when-you-dont-fight/

Robb Allen blogs on his planned gun purchases in light of what he sees coming down the pike in November of 2008:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/03/11/Scratching-the-EBR-itch.aspx

Say Uncle blogs on 'my kind of sheriff':
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/03/12/my_kind_of_sheriff/