Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/13/08

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

From Codrea's War on Guns:
*'Give Me Back My Property'--from Len Savage to gun-grabber Sullivan at the ATF. This is today's MUST-read!
*'Grand Opening of the New Red's Trading Post'--Ryan has a new URL for Red's website as well.
*'Of Course You Realize This Means War'--the slippery slope of the Fairness Doctrine could end squarely with bloggers being forced to grant 'equal time.'
*'Stalled in Lake County' --it seems nobody had the guts to pick up the ball and run with a pro-2nd Amendment resolution in this Illinois county.

Armed and Safe says it's time for McCain to do some serious fence-mending with gun-rights folk.

Nicki at The Liberty Zone makes an important distinction on the subject of discrimination.

The hideous practice of law enforcement officials seeking to identify anonymous online posters who are critical of their practices has spread from Memphis to Oklahoma. This time, however, the culprit is the District Attorney! Mike McCarville has the complete story.

Roberta X makes an important point about caliber wars. I don't disagree with her point at all. It's just that I prefer larger caliber handguns over the others.

Gun Nuts posts last night's show and comments on the subject matter--Action Airgun. Go and give it a listen in case you missed last night's 'Gun Nuts--The Next Generation' featuring Ahab and Squeaks.

21 Guns Salute points to some good insight for those who carry and are faced with dangerous situations.

Dark Blog comments on the police-state notion of presumed guilt just because you own a gun.

Sebastian has vital reading on how an Obama Presidency would shut down shooting ranges.

Robb Allen flips the bird at Barack Obama. Now I can really get into that one!

Speaking of Obama, Say Uncle exposes some rather deceptive 'endorsements' of Barack, with the exception of the Communist Party, which has thrown its support behind the candidate.

Alphecca highlights some rather disgusting and downright infuriating statements in the Democrats' 2008 Party platform.

Texas Fred has the scoop on a Border Patrol agent who wounded a Mexican near the border. Be sure to read Fred's commentary on the story. Now, I like that!

The Smallest Minority has Wednesday's Quote of the Day.

Western Rifle Shooters Association posts Mike Vanderboegh's latest chapter of his upcoming novella.

Gateway Pundit reports that Valerie Plame's case against several Bush Administration officials has been tossed out of court.

Gun Pundit has a story that shows what simply showing a .357 mag can do.

The Volokh Conspiracy posts an interesting read on the original meaning of the 2nd Amendment and an update and commentary on the Appellate Court decision on the Fincher case.