Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/23/08

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

Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its opinion in the all-important D.C. vs. Heller Second Amendment case. Eugene Volokh reads the tea leaves and believes Antonin Scalia will write the majority opinion, which is an excellent sign for gun rights:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_06_22-2008_06_28.shtml#1214226938

Of Arms and the Law provides addition commentary on the matter here:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/06/trying_to_read.php

For those liberals who seem to think that the Second Amendment is 'hard to interpret,' Noah Webster, the patriot and quintessential dictionary publisher, defined it precisely as the Founders intended:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=824

On the issue of global warming, the Brits have more sense than we do. Dr. John Lott reports the high level of skepticism among the Brits concerning man-made global warming:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/06/60-percent-of-brits-question-man-made.html

Gateway Pundit reports that Barack Obama's first public speech was sponsored by a Marxist group linked to terrorists!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/surprise-obamas-first-public-speech.html

The MUST-read of the day is by Gateway Pundit, who has George Will's commentary and video on the Democrats' socialistic plan to nationalize the oil industry:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/george-will-democrats-want-government.html

David Codrea links to 'The Proper Response to "Gun Violence"':
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/06/proper-response-to-gun-violence.html

Sebastian blogs on 'the open carry thing' and links to further comments by Uncle:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/23/the-open-carry-thing/

On the other hand, Armed and Safe has this to say about the issue:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-call-me-inconsiderate-boor.html

Alphecca links to a petition to allow open carry in Texas, of all places. It's hard to believe that in Texas you are not allowed to carry your firearm openly:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=828

Mike McCarville has the scoop on Obama's toying with the Presidential seal:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-toys-with-presidential-seal.html

JR provides a very informative post on the Texas Republican Party platform:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/06/2008-texas-republican-party-platform.html

Roberta X has a run-down on the Indy Blog Meet yesterday:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-meet-goodness.html

Ahab has some pics up from the Indy Blog Meet:
http://www.nrahab.com/2008/06/23/indy-blogmeet-part-2-electric-boogaloo/

Most gunnies are familiar with Akins Accelerator and its problems with the jackbooted thugs of the ATF. Alphecca reports that now, Akins has sued the ATF!
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=823

Freedom Sight provides interesting commentary on the U.S. Tax Code:
http://freedomsight.net/?p=2600

Michelle Malkin reports that yet another despicable world tyrant has endorsed Barack Obama:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/22/yes-the-ultimate-obama-endorsement/

With all the talk from Obama and the Democrats about 'normalizing' relations with Commie Cuba, Discover the Networks has vital reading on the history of Cuba's takeover by the Communists...the most thorough report I've ever read on the subject:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=912

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/19/08

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

Gateway Pundit states that the Democrats are continuing with their sickening and disgusting calls for the government seizure of the oil industry. What Commie Bastards!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/rep-hinchey-d-ny-calls-for-government.html

Further, remember Commie-Dictator Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, you know, the man who seizes private industry and nationalizes private enterprise? Well, our Demo-Commies in Nancy Pelosi's House are copying the tactics of their good buddy and mentor, Hugo Chavez. Michelle Malkin reports:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/18/the-chavistas-in-our-backyard/

JR has a good one from the 'dumb crook' files, and he has plenty of links for you to see:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/06/sometimes-dumb-crooks-file-intersects.html

Roberta X comments on the Associated Press flap and suggests some great alternatives:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/06/great-ap-flap.html

Roberta also blogs about her discontent with the choices this year--Obama, McCain, and Barr:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/06/voting-for-prexi-plesi-big-guy.html

Armed and Safe writes about the ban of the .50 rifles in New Jersey, that state where all Constitutional rights go to die:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/banning-50-in-new-jersey.html

Blogonomicon has an excellent read on 'right and duty'--the obligation to carry a gun:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/06/right-and-duty.html

Congrats to Breda on this great milestone. She has an excellent blog, and yes, Breda, we like you!
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/06/you-like-me-you-really-like-me.html

Nicki provides excellent commentary on John Lott's 'No Profits, No Oil':
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-lott-no-profits-no-oil.html

The MUST-read of the day is by David Codrea. Canada, Britain and the rest of Europe have no Constitutional guarantee of Free Speech, and now they are taking advantage of it much to the detriment of the citizens. As David reports, there are voices RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA who are urging that we emulate Canada and Britain, and thus limit Free Speech. BASTARDS!
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/06/freedom-of-speech-within-reason-and-as.html

Dr. John Lott points to the John Kass piece on the inequities of the Chicago handgun ban:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/06/chicago-tribunes-john-kass-on.html

The Volokh Conspiracy has a run-down on the five Supreme Court decisions handed down today:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_06_15-2008_06_21.shtml#1213883362

House Democrats Call for Socialism

House Democrats on Wednesday showed their true colors by calling for 'the nationalization of the oil industry.'

The classic definition of 'socialism' is 'a system where the government owns the means of production.'

Thus, when Adolf Hitler nationalized certain industry within the Third Reich, he was implementing socialism within Nazi totalitarianism. When Lenin and Stalin forbade private ownership of property, business, and industry, they were implementing socialism within Communist totalitarianism.

Socialism as an economic system will forever be associated with totalitarian regimes of one sort or another. We know for sure that its proponents are anti-freedom, anti-capitalism, and anti-free markets.

And if the truth were known, they probably don't want you to own private property or engage in any form of free enterprise either.

On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, one by one the Democrats called for the nationalization of the oil industry so that 'we can better control the flow of the oil supply.'

Balderdash. The reason they want to own the oil industry is because they don't believe in private enterprise, and the current skyrocketing gasoline prices give them a convenient excuse to seize what is not theirs.

The oil companies and oil refineries do not belong to the government but to the stockholders who invest in them. For government to take private enterprise is stealing, and anyone who attempts to do such a thing should be arrested on the spot, charged with the crime, and taken immediately to jail pending trial.

Read the following sickening and disgusting account of the statements on the floor of our illustrious U.S. House of Representatives, lead by the chief Commie herself, Nancy Pelosi, and her Democrat foot-soldiers in the American version of the Bolshevik Revolution:
http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/index.html#a54ef44,2008-06-18