Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/22/08

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

From Codrea's War on Guns:
*Evil Is: And It's Coming for You
*Friends Like These
*If Not, Then Our Republic is Lost--a correspondence from David Olofson

Armed and Safe provides updated commentary on the persecution of David Olofson.

Scott Rasmussen reports that more and more Americans believe that the reporters of the mainstream media are actively trying to help Barack Obama win the Presidency.

Rasmussen also posts poll numbers that show most Americans believe the mainstream media makes the economy look worse than it really is.

Ahab hits the nail on the head today with his comments on Barack Obama and his supporters.

In addition, Ahab has THIS that shows just how well the surge has worked in Iraq.

Alphecca reports that Smith & Wesson is correcting its mistakes under its former owners who pandered to the Bill Clinton Justice Department.

Freedom Sight gives us all a word to the wise. Libel suits are on the rise against bloggers.

Nicki at The Liberty Zone wonders if she fits the profile of a gun-toter. Nice pic, there, Nicki!

Squeaky posts the information on tonight's podcast of Gun Nuts--The Next Generation. The popular show features Squeaky and Ahab.

Breda provides us with an interesting Ruger 10/22 range report.

Robb Allen at Sharp as a Marble blogs on how big a mistake it would be for McCain to choose Mitt Romney as his running mate. I agree. In fact, such a choice will probably cost McCain the election.

Say Uncle says that the open carry case in Louisiana has been settled out of court.

The Bitch Girls provide good reading entitled, 'Billboards Against Rights.'

The MUST-read of the day is at The Volokh Conspiracy (h/t to Say Uncle) on the United Nations vs. The Second Amendment.

The Buckeye Firearms Association has posted a new op-ed by Dr. John Lott on the gun rights debate being far from over. Read it all.

Michelle Malkin has the Cliff Notes version of Obama's news conference today in Jordon. What a blabbering, driveling numbskull.

Incredible. Absolutely, unbelievably, freakin' incredible. Gateway Pundit quotes Barack Obama as saying overseas that even now, after the resounding success of the troop surge in Iraq, he would still oppose it. What a worthless little piece of sh**!

Days of our Trailers gives us an update on the various municipalities around Illinois that are rescinding their gun bans in light of the Heller decision.