Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/17/08

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

From Codrea's War on Guns:
*A MUST-read on the call for a Constitutional convention
*Update on the S.C. bill on concealed carry
*Beware for your hunting and sporting rifles!

Gun Rights Examiner has Codrea's 'A Christmas Story Revisited.'

From Sipsey Street Irregulars:
*'If it's a firearm, we're taking it'
*Two impolite questions--essential reading!
*Why I Write--another MUST-read!
*Heller no big success in D.C.

Blogonomicon also weighs in on the failure of Heller to stop more gun control in D.C.

JR posts 'Random Acts of Violence.'

Mindful Musings provides sobering reading entitled 'Ides of November.'

Breda has the audio from last night's edition of Gun Nuts Radio.

Sebastian reports the story of a sponsor of a gun buy back program who has been convicted on gun charges.

Robb Allen shares what he would like to find in his gun stocking on Christmas morning.

From Michelle Malkin:
*Obama's new education secretary is from dumbed down Chicago!
*'Chicago-izing America's public schools'
*Nanny State Alert--Meet the Mileage Police

Pax Parabellum speculates on the reason Tony Rezko's sentencing was put on hold.

Western Rifle Shooters Association has 'All the Way Down the Slippery Slope.'

Days of Our Trailers posts a VERY important quote of the day. Don't skip this one!

The Rustmeister provides good reading on the patron saint of handgunners.

Walls of the City blogs on gun price adjustments in this era of very high demand.

Joe Huffman posts some good stuff he's written lately that he had not yet published--until today.

From Say Uncle:
*A common thread in the Bush pardons
*The ATF's database is woefully inadequate

John Lott NAILS it with this comparison of Sarah Palin and Barack Obama.