Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/23/08

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

Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its opinion in the all-important D.C. vs. Heller Second Amendment case. Eugene Volokh reads the tea leaves and believes Antonin Scalia will write the majority opinion, which is an excellent sign for gun rights:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_06_22-2008_06_28.shtml#1214226938

Of Arms and the Law provides addition commentary on the matter here:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/06/trying_to_read.php

For those liberals who seem to think that the Second Amendment is 'hard to interpret,' Noah Webster, the patriot and quintessential dictionary publisher, defined it precisely as the Founders intended:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=824

On the issue of global warming, the Brits have more sense than we do. Dr. John Lott reports the high level of skepticism among the Brits concerning man-made global warming:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/06/60-percent-of-brits-question-man-made.html

Gateway Pundit reports that Barack Obama's first public speech was sponsored by a Marxist group linked to terrorists!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/surprise-obamas-first-public-speech.html

The MUST-read of the day is by Gateway Pundit, who has George Will's commentary and video on the Democrats' socialistic plan to nationalize the oil industry:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/george-will-democrats-want-government.html

David Codrea links to 'The Proper Response to "Gun Violence"':
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/06/proper-response-to-gun-violence.html

Sebastian blogs on 'the open carry thing' and links to further comments by Uncle:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/23/the-open-carry-thing/

On the other hand, Armed and Safe has this to say about the issue:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-call-me-inconsiderate-boor.html

Alphecca links to a petition to allow open carry in Texas, of all places. It's hard to believe that in Texas you are not allowed to carry your firearm openly:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=828

Mike McCarville has the scoop on Obama's toying with the Presidential seal:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-toys-with-presidential-seal.html

JR provides a very informative post on the Texas Republican Party platform:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/06/2008-texas-republican-party-platform.html

Roberta X has a run-down on the Indy Blog Meet yesterday:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-meet-goodness.html

Ahab has some pics up from the Indy Blog Meet:
http://www.nrahab.com/2008/06/23/indy-blogmeet-part-2-electric-boogaloo/

Most gunnies are familiar with Akins Accelerator and its problems with the jackbooted thugs of the ATF. Alphecca reports that now, Akins has sued the ATF!
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=823

Freedom Sight provides interesting commentary on the U.S. Tax Code:
http://freedomsight.net/?p=2600

Michelle Malkin reports that yet another despicable world tyrant has endorsed Barack Obama:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/22/yes-the-ultimate-obama-endorsement/

With all the talk from Obama and the Democrats about 'normalizing' relations with Commie Cuba, Discover the Networks has vital reading on the history of Cuba's takeover by the Communists...the most thorough report I've ever read on the subject:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=912