Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/6/08

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

From David Codrea's War on Guns:
*The Quote of the YEAR
*Over at Larry Hincher paradise (Virginia Tech)
*One of the 'only ones' claims his gun just up and fired on its own..'it just went off'

Armed and Safe comments on his appearance on 'Gun Nuts' last evening, and makes further remarks about the issue that was discussed.

Sebastian makes an important clarification to the answer he gave to my question I called in last night to 'Gun Nuts--The Next Generation.'

Squeaky has the entire show from last night, in case you missed it.

Western Rifle Shooters Association (h/t to David at War on Guns) posts Mike Vanderboegh's riveting entry entitled, 'Birmingham--Race and Armed Defense of Individual Liberty and the Republic.' This is the MUST-read of the day!

The Editors at National Review have written a great editorial today on keeping up the pressure on Congressional Democrats concerning oil drilling. Read it all.

World Net Daily has this entitled, 'Energy Freedom.'

Rush Limbaugh comments on Obama's plan to rob oil company stockholders to pay each American $1000 bucks, and also cites that Obama has been getting heckled of late.

Gateway Pundit is reporting that the GOP revolt in Congress over the Democrats' refusal to deal with oil drilling may last right up to the Democratic National Convention.

Roberta X provides good reading today on 'Dead Tree Opinions.'

Syd at Front Sight, Press takes apart the Chicago Tribune over its views on gun rights.

Murdoc comments on plug-in hybrids.

Say Uncle responds to the comments of a bird-brain who criticized the John McCain ad on the 'I should have been a rock star' candidate.

It looks like Nicki at The Liberty Zone is ready to bail on Blogspot and make the jump to a new domain. Her new digs are HERE (www.thelibertyzone.com). That's a great pic too, Nicki!

Traction Control has another must-read entitled, 'So You're a Young Liberal Democrat?'

John Lott shows us in great detail that Barack Obama knows absolutely nothing about economics. Read it all.

Take a look at THIS interesting item over at Days of Our Trailers.

Texas Fred has a breaking story about how thieves are using the Internet to redirect traffic to websites under their control.

Reject the U.N. comments on the story we cited yesterday that the Democrats in Congress are set to sign a treaty that will allow the U.N. to take American oil from the rich crude oil fields in the Arctic Region of Alaska.

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings hammers President Bush over his statements on China today. Frankly, the Bush family (George the First and Second) have never had a very enviable position on China. Remember, it was George the First who did nothing about Tienanmen Square.