Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/19/08

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

Xrlq has a complete NRA Convention rundown (h/t to Say Uncle):
http://xrlq.com/2008/05/18/nra-convention-post-mortem/

Uncle has this roundup of the NRA Con from various bloggers, including videos and a list of attendees:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/19/nra-con-round-up/

Uncle also reminds us that McCain is the only candidate to state he does not support a ban on any weapon because of cosmetics:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/19/important-bit-from-mccains-speech/

Roberta X offers her comments on the Convention here:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/05/home-from-nra.html

Squeaky has photos from the Convention...just click on her link:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/05/18/photos-are-up/

Squeaky also posts a photo of Tam sending a message to Breda:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/05/19/to-breda-from-tam/

Sebastian blogs on his big disappointment with the McCain speech at the Convention:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/18/mccain-dissapointment/

Mike McCarville reports that Dan Boren has been elected to the NRA Board:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/dan-boren-elected-to-nra-board-of.html

Here's JR's NRA Convention report, and it's a bit different than the rest. Give it a read:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/back-in-texas.html

JR posts a picture he took of his lovely 'V' as she gets an autographed copy of Oliver North's book:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/vs-highlight-of-day.html

Tam gives a well-deserved 'thank-you' to Bitter Bitch for organizing and promoting the gun bloggers bash at the NRA Convention:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/05/big-nra-convention-report.html

Traction Control has the complete scoop on the U.S. soldier who has gotten into a pickle over using the Koran for target practice:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1084

David Codrea at War on Guns has Part 4 of 'Down the Rabbit Hole' (and links to the first 3 parts) on the Olofson case:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/down-rabbit-hole-part-iv.html

Armed and Safe writes about the attempt to rein in the BATFE in the 'Fairness in Firearms Testing Act', H.R. 1791:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/fairness-in-firearm-testing-or-shining.html

This is getting to be absolutely ridiculous. Michelle Obama states that she is ashamed of America while out on the campaign trail. The Tennessee GOP used the video of it to show how bitter and hate-filled the Obamas are toward America. Now Barack is saying they were 'low class' for doing so. Sorry, bud, but if you are going to put your wife on the campaign trail and she spouts anti-American hatred, then she is fair game for criticism. Michelle Malkin has the update:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/19/the-proud-obamas-lash-back/

WTF!!!!???? Now, it seems ass-clown Obama thinks we need the approval of the rest of the world to heat up our homes to 72 degrees in winter. This guy is completely NUTS. John Lott has the story:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-thinks-that-we-need-approval-of.html

The Volokh Conspiracy observes that the nuclear power industry stands to gain from the imposition of carbon controls:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_18-2008_05_24.shtml#1211196493