Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/5/08

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

There is an excellent op-ed over at the Buckeye Firearms Association, which explores the fact that liberals should love the 2nd Amendment:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5626

There is so much good reading at the Volokh Conspiracy today that I won't attempt to link to all of them. Just click on the website link below and scroll down for a great discussion about Burkean Conservatism, a proposed statute in Massachusetts that would make it a felony to cheat on one's lover, exam questions and advanced topics in firearms (particularly about the Colt revolver), and the shenanigans of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and the state's Democratic Party:
http://volokh.com/

Did you know that the U.N. has a 'Representative for Disarmament Affairs'? There is a lot most Americans don't know about this subversive organization of anti-freedom, yet we still pay for it. Read this latest scoop on the U.N. from Sebastian:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/05/small-arms-threat-to-peace-and-security/

JR has this excellent rundown on several laws passed by the Texas legislature involving firearms:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/employer-parking-lots-and-firearms-in.html

Mike McCarville reports that Hillary shot herself in the foot in an Indiana campaign ad highlighting Obama's views on guns:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/clinton-campaign-shoots-self-in-foot.html

Roberta X says that Hillary and Obama suddenly woke up to the importance of the middle class:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/05/suddenly-were-uniquely-special-just.html

Alphecca reports some major discrepancies between the Brady Bunch and the Violence Policy Center on firearms stats:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=750

Say Uncle has the quote of the day:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/05/quote-of-the-day-8/

First, Obama took the American flag off of his lapel. Then he refused to place his hand over his heart along with the other Dem candidates when the National Anthem and Pledge were being played/stated. Then we discover his wife and closest friends (and Pastor) are America-haters. Now, Michelle Malkin reports that another radical Obama friend, Bill Ayes, has stomped on the American flag:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/05/flag-desecration-of-the-day-bill-ayers-stomps-on-old-glory/

Try out this one as one of the clearest examples of the nanny state at work: a pipe smoking convention in Illinois will not be allowed to light up their pipes because of the state's indoor smoking ban. John Lott has the story:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/indoor-smoking-ban-takes-steam-out-of.html

Dr. Lott also reports that a judge has removed a citizen from jury duty because of the citizen's views on concealed handguns:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/one-person-who-was-removed-from-jury.html

Robb Allen blogs on how a journalist got enlightened to firearms:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/05/05/What-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-journalist-with.aspx

The Bitch Girls point to a New York Times op-ed that clearly shows they are not interested in enforcing the laws on the books against criminals:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=8179

Traction Control has an important update on the ongoing controversy about the use of Islamic symbols at the sight of the memorial of United Flight 93 in Pennsylvania:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1059

David Codrea has some examples of 'lies of omission' from Harvard:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/lies-by-omission-from-harvard-cji.html

I agree with this 100%. Go read it at Nicki's place:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-retard-doesnt-speak-for-me.html

The MUST-read of the day is at Armed and Safe:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/second-amendment-americas-monopoly.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have a neat video of their day at the range yesterday:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/04/getting-your-moneys-worth-2/

FreedomSight has the story of more asset seizure and forfeiture by 'big brother' gub'ment:
http://freedomsight.net/?p=2479

Born Again Redneck comments on the fact that Oprah Winfrey left the Reverend Wright's church while Barack 'Pennsylvanians Use Outhouses Equipped with Sears Catalogues' Obama did not:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-oprah-left-wrights-church.html

All American Blogger reports that Barack 'Pennsylvanians Wash Their Clothes in the Crick' Obama is accepting a large donation from the anti-American, anti-military group, Code Pink:
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2703/obama-accepting-50000-from-code-pink/