Second Amendment News Roundup for 4/2/08

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

Mike McCarville has a special announcement about helping Americans who serve in the Middle East. This is an important project, so head on over there and read it, and consider donating:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/hugs-project-needs-cash-donations.html

JR blogs on the Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack, which can carry your hardware very nicely:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/04/maxpedition-fatboy-versipack.html

I like the way this man thinks. Jack Pribek has a goodie on smoking bans. Yeah, what he said!!:
http://pribek.net/2008/04/02/study-shows-that-smoking-bans-are-deadly/

Can you say, 'Are we surprised?' Dustin reports that the antis are already calling hunting rifles 'sniper rifles.' What a big surprise:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/anti-gun-folks-already-calling-hunting.html

FreedomSight says the Department of Defense is spying on U.S. citizens:
http://freedomsight.net/?p=2388

Nicki comments on the failure of Oklahoma to allow concealed carry on campuses:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/04/oklahoma-schools-will-remain-safe-haven.html

We are known by the company we keep, and Sebastian says that the American Hunters and Shooters Association (otherwise known as the 'wolves in sheep's clothes) is supporting Obama:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/04/02/ahsa-on-obama/

ROFL! Uncle reports that even some of the people on Barack Obama's campaign team are beginning to realize that beneath the fluff there is no substance:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/04/02/no_chewy_center/

The Volokh Conspiracy posts 'What the Next President Can Do to Protect Property Rights':
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_30-2008_04_05.shtml#1207162479

Eugene Volokh also reports that the U.N.'s so-called 'human rights council' (what a joke) has called for further suppression of free speech:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_30-2008_04_05.shtml#1207157234

Volokh also reports that Senator Arlen Specter, R-PA, has threatened to shut down the Senate if the Democrats continue to hold up votes on President Bush's judicial nominees:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_30-2008_04_05.shtml#1207156002

David Codrea has this thought-provoking read today:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/04/enemy-of-good.html

Armed and Safe blogs on the good news out of Pennsylvania today:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/04/pa-blame-victim-legislation-dies-richly.html

Blogstitution has an excellent read on the courage of a Dutch politician in releasing a film critical of Islamic extremists:
http://www.blogstitution.com/2008/04/fitna/