Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/22/08

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

David Codrea has issued breaking news that our friend and colleague Ryan Horsley at Red's Trading Post is close to reaching a settlement agreement in his ongoing battle with the BATFE:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/reds-close-to-settlement.html

Sebastian posts David Olofson's response to the comments posted yesterday on Snow Flakes in Hell:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/22/response-from-david-olofson/

David Hardy reports that the Office of Management and Budget has issued some restrictions that may limit the BATFE from issuing its infamous 'letter rulings':
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/05/possible_limits.php

Hardy also reports that the lawsuit against gun manufacturers, brought by the Bastard and his gang of mayoral gun-grabbers, is going to trial:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/05/bloomberg_lawsu_1.php

Traction Control gives us a timely update on the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania, which has created a truckload of controversy:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1087

Mike McCarville tells us that the integrity-challenged Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is claiming that because McCain comes from a family of military servicemen he is thus unfit to be President. Perhaps it is time for the guys wearing white coats and carrying fishnets to go get Mr. Harkin...it's time for his meds:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/harkins-insane-mccain-criticism-draws.html

Mike also links to Politico for a profile of Congressman Tom Cole, who has had difficulty managing his role as Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/politico-profiles-tom-cole.html

JR has a great read about how one unnamed lady at the NRA Convention gave a writer a wake-up call concerning the Second Amendment:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/she-didnt-have-nametag.html

Alphecca reports great news from South Carolina. State lawmakers have declared the biggest shopping weekend of the year (the Thanksgiving weekend) as tax-free on purchases of goods, including shotguns, rifles, and handguns:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=778

Born Again Redneck has a great read today on my favorite actor of all time--Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was a lifelong conservative Republican and once stated that he was proud to be able, finally, to salute his old colleague and friend, Ronald Reagan, has his Commander-in-Chief:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/05/jimmy-stewart.html

Uncle comments on John McCain and the gun issue:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/22/more-mccain-on-guns/

Robb Allen shows us the exact point at which the antis fail miserably:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/05/22/Truth-before-pride.aspx

Michelle Malkin comments on the Democrat demagoguery on gas prices...John McCain joined in too:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/22/gaseous-bipartisan-demagoguery-from-the-dems-and-mccain/

The Volokh Conspiracy has the MUST-read of the day on why conservatives care so much about the courts:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_18-2008_05_24.shtml#1202232563