Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/12/08

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

Dr. John Lott discusses open carry in Virginia restaurants:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-gun-carrying-in-virginia.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association reports that the Lautenberg travesty is going to the U.S. Supreme Court:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5660

Mike McCarville reports more bad news for Hillary Clinton:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-superdelegate-endorses-obama.html

JR was setting up his account for the 2nd Amendment Blog Bash and found THIS:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/things-you-can-find-on-youtube.html

Robb Allen has more on the Bash here:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/05/12/Times-getting-short.aspx

Alphecca comments on the new talking points for the Left and Barack Obama--if you don't like Obama's policies, you're automatically a racist:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=759

Tam has the MUST-read of the day:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-can-people-be-this-dumb.html

David Codrea has a vital interview today with David E. Young, one of the foremost historians and gun activists in the nation today:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/david-e-young-interview.html

Armed and Safe reports on the next step of the Illinois gun-grabbers:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/illinois-gun-prohibitionists-next.html

All American Blogger has a feature story on the racist origin of 'La Raza':
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2767/the-racist-origin-of-la-raza/

Dustin says that this is 'gun week' on Glenn Beck's TV and radio programs:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/glenn-beck-gun-week.html

FreedomSight reports that Pennsylvania police demanded 'gun papers' and confiscated the weapon from the citizen in question. Sieg Heil!:
http://freedomsight.net/?p=2490

Ryan Horsley at Red's Trading Post has found a way to get around the anti-gun bias of PayPal/eBay, etc.:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/05/dilemma-bias-and-finally-answer.html

Traction Control says the courts question police credibility on gun searches:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1066

Breda has a video of Barack Obama and says 'the lights are on but nobody's home':
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/05/lights-are-on.html

The Bitch Girls comment on the hostility of Michelle Obama and her veto of Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=8202

Here are the consequences of the slippery slope regarding gun control. Sebastian says Canada is pursuing charges against a man for defending his son against a grizzly bear attack:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/12/a-self-defense-no-no/

Ever wonder what academia really thinks about conservatives? The Volokh Conspiracy has a quote that is VERY telling!:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_11-2008_05_17.shtml#1210602688

Born Again Redneck blows the lid on Obama's connection to corrupt Chicago politics and his ultra-liberal voting record in the Illinois legislature (and let's not forget he is being bankrolled by atheist-Commie Democratic activist billionaire George Soros):
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/05/oh-boy-obama.html

Go have a look at 'Personal Protection Rounds' at Cap'n Bob and the Damsel:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/11/personal-protection-rounds/