Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/13/07

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

The War on Guns issues a call to immediate action on the new California microstamping law, which is now on the Governor's desk. Urgent action is needed to encourage the Governor to veto the measure:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/urgent-action-needed-now.html

Red's Trading Post's Ryan Horsley has been invited to speak before a group of Montana Republicans on ATF abuse, and will be speaking on the same subject before the Twin Falls County Republican Women:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/educating-republicans-on-atf.html

The McCarville Report announces a new 1.1 billion dollar Boeing contract for Oklahoma:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/fallin-lauds-new-boeing-contract.html

Alphecca reports the amusing news that three high-level Mexican cops have been busted for purchasing 'illegal firearms.' This is amusing given their incessant griping about 'lax' U.S. gun laws:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=412

Blogonomicon posts an interesting vintage 1956 letter to the editor on guns:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/wednesday-vintage-gunfrom-1956-anyway.html

Cameron Bailey reports that the high school in North Carolina that banned the U.S. flag has now rescinded the ban:
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/09/victory.html

Of Arms and the Law says that the teacher in Oregon, who had a run-in with administrators over carrying a firearm, has brought a lawsuit over CCW:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/09/teacher_sues_ov.php

Oscar Poppa would like our comments on changes to his blog, or our suggestions for improvement:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=655

Random Ramblings of a Republitarian has an intriguing personal story of a group of unnamed persons who had a rather interesting fascination with his firearms:
http://republitarians.blogspot.com/2007/09/another-reason-i-dont-do-groups.html

Say Uncle alerts us to some revolvers for sale:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/13/revolvers_for_sale/

Say Uncle also points to a post that gives us the reasons why a public health approach to firearms policy is pure B.S.:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/13/a_public_health_approach_to_firearms_policy/

Sharp as a Marble has yet another example of someone with an open mind coming to the realization that we 'gun nuts' are not really nuts after all:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/13/It-never-fails.-NEVER.aspx

The Bitch Girls blog on the upcoming NRA membership drive:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7385

Nicki at The Liberty Zone comments on the fact that one of the Parker attorneys recently gave a speech at Cornell:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-unlimited-constitutional-right.html

Nicki also takes on D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post.html

Mr. Completely informs us of a new event that has been added to the annual Gun Bloggers Rendezvous:
http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2007/09/gun-blogger-event-added.html

John Lott says that there is some alleged voter fraud in Texas revolving around dozens of 'undocumented' persons participating in elections:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/voter-fraud-texas-style.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association reports yet another murder in a gun-free zone:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3949.html

Gun Law News posts an update to the Joaquin Jackson debacle:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Lobby-Organizations/jj091207.html

Gun Owners of America reports it has provided all U.S. Senators with several potential pro-gun amendments that could be attached to H.R. 2640. It is to be hoped that somebody in the chamber will successfully get one or more of these crucial amendments attached to the bill:
http://www.gunowners.org/a091207.htm

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/10/07

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

A Keyboard and a .45 has a quote of the day that is a MUST-read:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/quote-of-day.html

Alphecca blogs on another useless gun law in Ohio:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=402

Alphecca also reports on a lawmaker in Michigan who wants to arm school teachers. Sounds like a great idea to us:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=401

Blogonomicon posts this on Dan McKown, who was injured in the Tacoma Mall shootout:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/dan-mckown-in-news-again.html

Cameron Bailey points to three excellent essays, one questioning Mitt Romney's Republican credentials:
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/09/best-of-vin.html

Front Sight, Press posts a list of news items of interest to the gun rights community from the website M1922:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/news-from-the-sight-m1911-volume-266/

Random Ramblings of a Republitarian says that the gun-grabbers are always considering which guns to ban. This may help them out:
http://republitarians.blogspot.com/2007/09/which-guns-to-ban.html

John Lott has this interesting point of view from a British citizen who opines on the subject of guns in the U.S.:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/09/one-britains-view-of-guns-in-us.html

Say Uncle posts this on the 'Triangle of Death':
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/10/been_there_done_that_got_the_t-shirt/

Red's Trading Post shows us why ATF trace request data is questionable:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/atf-trace-request-data-is-questionable.html

Sharp as a Marble posts an interesting read entitled, 'Peace and Pistols':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/10/Peace-and-pistols.aspx

Snow Flakes in Hell has more information on California's microstamping law:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1502

The Bitch Girls post the information on the number of hunters who are members of hunting or conservation organizations:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7375

Nicki at The Liberty Zone opines on when a right ceases to be a right, and I fully agree:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/not-quite-right.html

Nicki also asks an excellent question: why not do a background check on members of the Press?:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-about-background-checks-on-press.html

The War on Guns says that what NYC needs is criminal control, not gun control:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-new-york-needs.html

Traction Control reports that Harris County, Texas, is finally making it harder on illegal aliens:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=584

Xavier Thoughts blogs about the Smith & Wesson Model 15, a great revolver:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/smith-wesson-model-15.html

Take a look at Michelle Malkin's minute-by-minute report on General Petraeus' appearance before Congress, including a Moveon.org ad in the NYT today that blasts the General even before his report was given:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/10/showdown-in-the-senate-petraeuscrocker-testimony/

The Buckeye Firearms Association has a late-breaking, timely update on the fallout from the Sandusky Register's publishing of the names of concealed carry gun owners, and the shortfalls of the proposed legislative 'fix':
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3943.html

Gun Owners of America posts an alert on the victory in the Senate of the Vitter bill that restricts the United Nations from using U.S. funds to restrict or tax our right to firearms:
http://www.gunowners.org/a090707.htm

The Volokh Conspiracy shows us how the present Democrat controlled Congress, which said it was dedicated to ethics reform, just passed an 'ethics bill' that actually makes it easier for the Senate to pass pet projects without the public, or other Senators, being aware of it:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189428602

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/13/07

Washington, DC (TLS). Here is the day's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Gun Owners of America issues warning about new gun compromise brewing in Congress:
http://www.gunowners.org/a061207.htm

The GOA has a fine op-ed piece on Diane Feinstein's gun program--'turn 'em in':
http://www.gunowners.org/op0734.htm

Alphecca has found another legal 'scholar' who wants to repeal the 2nd Amendment:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=235

Ohioans For Concealed Carry gives an update on the Daniel Sayers lawsuit (Sayers is the man arrested for carrying two guns while pumping gas):
http://www.ohioccw.org/content/view/3887/83/

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel blog on California's ridiculous waiting period in gun purchases:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/06/08/waiting-again-sw-442-38-caliber-revolver/

The Volokh Conspiracy has a very informative post on the Federalist Papers, which detail the need for the Constitution and its provisions that protect rights. In James Madison's own words we discover how the Federalist Papers were put together:
http://volokh.com/posts/1181654839.shtml