Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/21/07

NOTICE! The Second Amendment News Roundup will take a break for Christmas. There will be no roundup on Monday or Tuesday (Christmas day). We will resume next Wednesday.

Be sure to visit the Liberty Sphere throughout the holidays. We will, as always, provide provocative reading every single day of the year.

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

Another Congressional idiot has gone berserk. 'Leaky' Leahy, D-VT, has blocked the plan to require passports at the northern and southern borders:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200712/NAT20071221b.html

Mike McCarville posts Lee Bandy's assessment of Fred Thompson in South Carolina. Of course, I disagree with Bandy's assessment, as I have provided extensive evidence that Thompson is much more of a force here than is commonly recognized:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/12/in-south-carolina-thompson.html

A Keyboard and a .45 tells us about an afternoon at the gun shop:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/12/afternoon-at-gun-shop.html

Armed and Safe says 'dump 'em' rather than 'reform 'em.' We fully agree:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/id-rather-see-them-dumped-rather-than.html

Through the years I have become convinced that you can't put ANYTHING past the Clintons, even promoting Mike Huckabee because they know Hillary can beat him. Born Again Redneck has the story:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2007/12/todays-conspiracy-theory-clintons.html

For the sake of fairness, Sebastian presents the opposing viewpoint (on this blog anyway) concerning the passage of H.R. 2640, which we strongly opposed. Many within the NRA opposed it as well. This shows that gun rights advocates can disagree and still work together toward the same ultimate goals:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2216

Nicki responds to some recent balderdash by laying out the facts, including some jabs at the Brady Gang:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/12/pathetic-little-twerp-responds.html

Traction Control has the best endorsement for Fred Thompson ever, from a man who says that Christians don't have to support Huckabee just because the Huckster is one. It's Fred all the way:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=868

Of Arms and the Law reports that Mitt Romney has once again endorsed assault weapons bans:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/12/mitt_romney_end.php

Not only is Jack Pribek a musician but he is quite a good writer. Here he has an interesting read on the problems with ethanol and the possible solutions:
http://pribek.net/2007/12/20/the-ethanol-proble-and-some-possible-solutions/

Red's Trading Post reports the latest news on the new ATF reform act:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-atf-reform-act-introduced.html

Say Uncle has today's MUST-read on 'incrementalism':
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/12/21/incrementalism/

Robb Allen has the quote of the day and the essential commentary to go with it!:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/12/21/Quote-of-the-day--The-puzzled-immigrant-edition.aspx

Now we can safely say that Mike Huckabee has completely lost his mind. He is now attacking Rush Limbaugh and running as the 'anti-Limbaugh' candidate...not exactly a brilliant strategy for winning the conservative Republican vote. Michelle Malkin has the story:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/12/21/mike-huckabee-the-anti-limbaugh-candidate/

The Buckeye Firearms Association reports that a political parody has sparked a pre-Christmas buying rush on guns:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4105.html

The GOA issues its alert concerning the bill passed yesterday by Congress with backing of Brady and the NRA:
http://www.gunowners.org/a122007.htm

The NRA gives its take on the passage of H.R. 2640:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3321&issue=

From the NRA: More Proof Americans Support Gun Rights and NRA Has Clout in Elections:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3328

The Volokh Conspiracy has excellent reading today on ignorance and the Iowa Caucuses:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_16-2007_12_22.shtml#1198221838

Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/20/07

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

Don't look now, but the 2-bit, sorry-assed, m-effin' Congress we elected last year has just banned the incandescent light bulb, and Bush signed the damn measure into the law. Assholes,the entire lot:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59298

And THE BASTARD Harry Reid explains why banning a fuggin' light bulb is a legitimate role of government...what a mother-effer!:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200712/POL20071220f.html

Sebastian says that legislation has been introduced in Congress to deal with the ATF:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2210

And while I am on my rant, I might as well go for broke. The unconstitutional gun control bill known as H.R. 2640 has been approved by Congress and sits on Bush's desk, and he is expected to sign it. Assholes. Here is Nicki's take on it:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/12/its-done-deal.html

Nicki can rant a lot better than I can. So I will just let her do the talking on this one. Except for one thing. Perhaps it is getting close to the time when Patriots will need to invoke Jefferson's reset button, if you know what I mean:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/12/you-pathetic-little-twerp.html

The War on Guns provides us with a Chambliss update on the ATF:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/12/chambliss-update-signs-of-progress.html

No department of happy. Heh. Say Uncle has the quote of the day:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/12/20/quote_of_the_day-187/

Michelle Malkin reports that not only has Tom Tancredo dropped out of the GOP race, but he has endorsed Mitt Romney:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/12/20/tom-tancredos-exit/

Today's MUST-read is from Walter Williams, our favorite intellectual, who writes on 'academic slums:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/07/academicslums.htm

DAMN! This just provides more fodder for me to blow my stack about today. A bill has been introduced that would prevent federal judges from attending any educational event except what is sponsored by the federal government. Can you say TYRANNY, DESPOTISM, TOTALITARIANISM??? Assholes. The Volokh Conspiracy has the whole rank stench of the bullshit here:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_16-2007_12_22.shtml#1198150138

Roberta X has an excellent read on why many spend so much time on the Internet:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/12/im-livin-in-your-monitor.html

Well, that's it for today. As you can probably tell, I am hopping mad about what our illustrious tyrants in Congress are doing to this nation. The M-Effers have just about gotten on my last good nerve. I'm going to cool off. Bye.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 10/8/07

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

A Keyboard and a .45 blogs about a day at the shooting range:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/10/day-at-range.html

Alphecca has more on the Supreme Court and the DC gun ban:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=459

Armed and Safe has a question for the editorial staff of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/question-for-south-florida-sun-sentinel.html

If you haven't seen Armed and Safe's comments on H.R. 2640, this is a good time to read an excellent blog post:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/about-hr-2640-senator-coburn-and-stuff.html

Blogonomicon has a slide show on the Second Amendment he entitles, 'Force':
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/10/force.html

Cameron Bailey is back following his trip and posts this entry:
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/10/money-and-politics.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel share with us 'shotgun still life' today:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/10/07/shotgun-still-life/

Dustin's Gun Blog comments on 'a liberal's lament':
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/liberals-lament-by-jonathan-turley.html

Xavier Thoughts describes and posts pics on what he calls his 'go get'em guns':
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-go-getem-guns.html

Calling Jeff Soyer! Jeff, Tamara K. wants to be a 'people of the gun' but is having trouble getting on there:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-wanna-be-people-of-gun.html

Traction Control has some appropriate words for the New York Times and CNN:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=660

The War on Guns points to a strange change of strategy on the part of President Bush when it comes to capital punishment:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/10/because-we-wouldnt-want-to-harm.html

Nicki at the Liberty Zone explains why she doesn't like H.R. 2640:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/10/some-random-thoughts-on-hr-2640.html

Nicki also posts this in response to a writer who claims gun control would have prevented the shooting in Wisconsin, although the shooter WAS A COP!:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-dont-get-it.html

Of Arms and the Law has the scoop on the federal court that made ConocoPhillips' ban of guns in employee parking lots legal:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/10/fed_court_voids.php

Red's Trading Post has the MUST-read of the day, entitled, 'Enemy Within':
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/enemy-within.html

Say Uncle has one of the reasons gainful employment becomes more difficult once the 'nanny state' moves in:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/08/unemployed_due_to_the_nanny_state/

Sharp as a Marble has today's example of 'pants shittin' hysterics':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/10/07/PSH-Alert--A-mommy-without-a-clue.aspx

Snow Flakes in Hell has an interesting entry on gun rights within the context of the machine gun controversy that is raging around the country:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1679

The Bitch Girls also give their take in the NFA Collectors-NRA-machine gun controversy, as well as the Hughes Amendment:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7469

John Lott points out that Hillary Clinton is now getting campaign advice from none other than 'sticky fingers' Sandy Berger, who was caught stealing documents from the National Archives on the Clinton's Administration's failures prior to 9/11, but surprisingly she is getting little criticism for it:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/10/clinton-campaign-getting-only-small.html

The Volokh Conspiracy has an update on groups that wish to deny free speech to those with whom it disagrees on college campuses. One of these has been a target of late--Young Americans for Freedom, which was founded by William F. Buckley many years ago. It seems YAF is now designated as a 'hate group' because it opposes illegal immigration:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_07-2007_10_13.shtml#1191869566

From the NRA: the Mayor of Kansas City is the latest to join up with Bloomberg:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3252

Second Amendment News Roundup for 10/5/07

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

The executive leadership of Gun Owners of America has written an open letter today concerning H.R. 2640. Agree, disagree, or be undecided...nonetheless many even within the NRA membership agree with this. I hope that they didn't cross the line into an NRA-bash:
http://www.gunowners.org/a100407.htm

Nicki at The Liberty Zone reports that opposition to H.R. 2640 continues to mount:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/10/opposition-mounts-to-hr2640.html

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership shares a letter from a college professor on the subject of the Second Amendment:
http://www.jpfo.org/alert20071005.htm

Oscar Poppa posts an article today on standing and trigger control:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=700

Snow Flakes in Hell blogs today on threatening the political establishment:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1666

Say Uncle points to an example of the Second Amendment misunderstood:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/05/not_really/

Red's Trading Post has the deal on Smith & Wesson 460 and 500s:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-know-you-need-one.html

The Ninth Stage says that all the smoking bans taking place around the country would have made Joseph Stalin proud:
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/10/04/stalin-would-have-done-it/

Also, The Ninth Stage points to a gun control advocate who changed her mind about the issue:
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/10/05/add-another-to-the-list/

The War on Guns reports that Arnold still has not signed or vetoed the microstamping bill:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/10/still-no-word-on-ca-microstamping.html

Traction Control says that I.C.E. is finally putting the heat on illegal aliens:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=649

Tamara K. at A View from the Porch blogs on the brain-eating amoeba that is claiming an increasing number of victims in the U.S.:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-didnt-they-title-article.html

Mike McCarville says that Wilson Research Strategies has the latest assessment of the compilation of all the polls on the 2008 Presidential race:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/10/wilson-issues-national-political.html

Alphecca posts more on the Supreme Court and the D.C. Gun Ban:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=459

Alphecca also reports the great news that a Castle Doctrine bill has been introduced in West Virginia:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=458

This is off topic, but those of you who enjoy visiting or reading about unique examples of Americana may be interested in this article about a national treasure in the south that is known for its down-home flavor and 'local color':
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2007/10/local-greazy-spoon-national-treasure.html

This sounds ominous. John Lott reports that there is another BIG U.N. push toward world-wide gun control:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/10/big-un-push-for-more-gun-control.html

The Jet Pilot posts this interesting sentiment from a resident of San Francisco, who wants the U.S. out of the city. Hey, let's oblige him. Of course if they get attacked by terrorists or N.Korean nukes, they are totally on their own:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/10/us-out-of-sf.html

One of our female shootists over at The Breda Fallacy blogs on pink guns:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/10/somedays-i-just-like-to-feel-girly.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 10/4/07

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Images courtesy of A Human Right.

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

Dustin's Gun Blog asks the question, To Disarm or Not to Disarm?
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/to-disarm-or-not-to-disarm-that-is.html

Tamara K. at A View from the Porch has an interesting tidbit of info on what occurred today 50 years ago:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/10/today-in-history-baby-steps.html

MR. Completely blogs on getting ready for the Gun Bloggers Rendezvous in Reno beginning Oct. 11...and the things that can go wrong in the process:
http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2007/10/furnace-fun.html

Random Ramblings of a Republitarian provides an interesting step-by-step critique of some of the provisions of H.R. 2640:
http://republitarians.blogspot.com/2007/10/gun-crazy.html

Red's Trading Post gives us a review of the successful premier of the documentary 'In Search of the Second Amendment,' which opened in Idaho this week:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/10/second-amendment-documentary-premieres.html

A Keyboard and a .45 alerts us to a shooting during which a burglar was shot by a concerned citizen after he saw the burglar breaking into his neighbor's home:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/10/neighbor-83-shoots-burglar.html

Armed and Safe says that the Illinois State Police are at it again, attempting to disarm law-abiding citizens:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/illinois-state-police-advance-their.html

Robb Allen at Sharp as a Marble gives us a late update on his mother after her cancer surgery:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/10/04/Updates-and-errata.aspx

The McCarville Report says that the attack dogs are out in full force as they attempt to unseat Senator Jim Inhofe, one of the biggest supporters of gun rights in the nation:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/10/rice-supporter-steps-up-inhofe-attacks.html

Blogonomicon reports on a firearm that Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership is offering:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-revolver-though.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association provides information on a ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court, and the news isn't good:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3984.html

The Volokh Conspiracy takes a look at an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about Constitutional 'originalism':
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_30-2007_10_06.shtml#1191512758

John Lott reports that a group of college students are initiating a national day to draw attention to the failed policies of disarmament at colleges all across America:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-wish-them-good-luck-with-this-but.html

Ann Coulter heads for the jugular on the Democrats' plan to censor Rush Limbaugh for something he did not say:
http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/welcome.cgi

Traction Control says that he was called away on a very important mission:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=648

The War on Guns reports the latest blather from 'Little Chucky' Schumer on the difficulty of negotiating with Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (Coburn has blocked progression of H.R. 2640):
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-complicated-can-it-be.html

Say it's not true, Lamar! Say Uncle reports that Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander has joined Democrats in a plan to tax the Internet by adding a surcharge to our phone bills:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/10/04/lamar_is_back_and_he_wants_to_tax_your_blog/

Oscar Poppa has the cartoon editorial of the day, and it's a good one!:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=697

Of Arms and the Law reports that the plaintiffs in the Parker case have filed a response to the petition:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/10/parker_plaintif.php

Snow Flakes in Hell has the video of the Fox interview with Fred and Jeri Thompson last night:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1655

The Bitch Girls write on the constitutionality of lethal injection:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7460

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/28/07

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

Nicki at The Liberty Zone writes about Switzerland's shame in allowing a group of Leftwing nutcase Socialists to convince the Swiss Federal Assembly to take away all of the ammo for firearms in the country and store it in government facilities:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/this-makes-me-embarrassed-to-be-woman.html

Alphecca also weighs in on Switzerland's shame:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=451

Traction Control alerts us to a strange twist--exercising a legal right is now a crime at a state fair:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=635

Pribek (Trouble Ain't Over) has this interesting post on Ahmadinejad at Columbia U.:
http://pribek.net/2007/09/25/propaganda-victory/

The Bitch Girls point to the stance of the Democratic Presidential candidates on a national smoking ban:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7436

Snow Flakes in Hell blogs about the gun ban on American Airlines' overseas flights:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1603

Sharp as a Marble responds to an opinion piece in Seattle on guns and gun control:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/27/Not-quite-PSH.aspx

Say Uncle points to a Gun Blogger Rendezvous update:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/28/gun_blogger_rendezvous_update-8/

Red's Trading Post provides us with an important update on the retaliation practices of the ATF toward citizens and businesses:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/retaliation-by-federal-agencies-not-atf.html

Of Arms and the Law posts Glenn Reynold's take on the D.C. gun case:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/09/glenn_reynolds_1.php

Oscar Poppa says it's time to go hunting. The wild hog population in Texas is soaring:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=686

Mike McCarville reports today that those who hope to beat U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, in his re-election bid have already soiled their hands by commending Moveon.org's hate speech against General Petraeus:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/red-oklahoma-dochoc-goes-national.html

Armed and Safe requests suggestions from readers concerning his desire to build his own gun:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/any-suggestions.html

This is hilarious! Buck Nekkid? Blogonomicon writes about a group of people who want to stand atop the highest mountains in the world 'buck nekkid':
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-to-die-but-to-stand-naked-in-wind.html

Gun Law News comments on yesterday's report, first reported by The McCarville Report, that Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, single-handedly stopped H.R. 2640 in the Senate:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Federal-Politics/fc092707-2.html

Gun Owners of America issues this alert concerning Senator Coburn's stand:
http://www.gunowners.org/a092707.htm

The Buckeye Firearms Association is reporting today that Fred Thompson has won the Republican straw poll in Ohio, beating second-place Rudy Giuliani by 9 percentage points:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3974.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/27/07

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Images courtesy of A Human Right.

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

Mike McCarville is reporting today that U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, is the one who single-handedly stopped H.R. 2640 dead in its tracks. McCarville has the scoop on Coburn's objections to the bill:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/coburn-stops-gun-control-bill.html

Armed and Safe reports that a store clerk in Chicago successfully defended himself in a robbery, and may well go to jail for it:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/chicago-store-clerk-successfully.html

Alphecca posts a few comments on the Democratic snoozer, I mean debate, last evening:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=450

Blonde Sagacity reports that the Far Left has finally found the perfect anti-war protester--a U.S. serviceman who is returning all his medals:
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2007/09/they-far-left-found-their-guy-real-live.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel provide interesting commentary on the D.C. gun challenge, via Bob Levy in the Legal Times:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/09/27/the-dc-gun-challenge/

Of Arms and the Law has the story of a California councilman who breaks the state's gun laws and then discusses it on the radio:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/09/councilman_brea.php

Oscar Poppa provides a very informative post today on concealed carry references:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=684

Surrounded by a gang of thugs. When you see the pic of the 'distinguished' Senators gathered around to praise ATF Director Michael Sullivan at his confirmation hearing, then you will agree with Ryan Horsley's assessment that this bodes ill for gun owners:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/anti-gun-senators-praise-atf-director.html

Unbelievable. Say Uncle says it is now a felony for residents of Tennessee to cross state lines to buy tobacco to avoid the state's taxes. Buy some smokes, and go to jail. They even have such persons 'under surveillance':
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/27/buy_smokes_go_to_jail/

Sharp as a Marble posts the story of a handicapped man who fends off robbers with a gun:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/27/Come-on.-We-know-the-real-reason-you-have-a.aspx

Home invasions are some of the most frightening events in the world of crime. Victims are often shocked into a frozen state. But Sharp as a Marble posts this story of a man in Florida who defended his home against home invaders:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/27/St.-Petersburg-man-shoots-home-invader.aspx

This is a MUST-read. National Review shows us why biofuels is a dangerous solution to pollution and energy needs:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzBlOGRhNmI4MTZjNGE3ZGVhYjViYWI4NzU3OTY3ZDE=

Bob Parks of Black and Right gives this example of how Moveon.org directly influences the mainstream media, in this case MSNBC in an interview with U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee:
http://blackandright.mensnewsdaily.com/2007/09/27/msnbcs-shuster-hit-by-own-sandbag/

The Captain's Quarters says that the Norman Hsu-Democratic Party-dirty money scandal just keeps getting deeper and deeper. This time Nebraska politician Bob Kerrey, the Democrat who is expected to run for Chuck Hagel's seat, is implicated:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/013845.php

You have GOT to see this one! Snow Flakes in Hell perfectly describes how most of us feel on the subject of blogging:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1596

The Bitch Girls blog on the systemic corruption of politics in New Jersey, corruption that has reached epic proportions:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7432

The site 'ATF Abuse' has an excellent analysis on institutional perjury within the BATFE. This is well-worth the time and effort to read thoroughly. References are provided at the end of the piece:
http://www.atfabuse.com/atfabuse-1.html

In case you missed it, Mr. Completely has posted the complete schedule of events for the Gun Bloggers Rendezvous in Reno, Nevada coming up beginning Oct. 11:
http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2007/09/rendezvous-event-schedule.html

Nicki at The Liberty Zone blogs on the subject of Rudy on guns (along with an 'interesting' pic of Rudy in drag):
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/john-lott-giuliani-bobs-and-weaves-on.html

A Keyboard and a .45 writes about the safe handling of firearms:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/handling-firearms.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/25/07

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Images courtesy of A Human Right.

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

Gun Owners of America issues an urgent alert that the Senate is ramming through H.R. 2640, with Little Chucky Schumer leading the way. If you believe this is a bad piece of legislation, the time to act is NOW:
http://www.gunowners.org/a092507.htm

John Lott gives us reason to have hope for America's schools, at least in some quarters. We wish more schools could be like this class at this particular school:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/09/economics-and-american-government.html

Michelle Malkin has more info on the new amnesty push, along with an alert concerning the S-Chip government healthcare plan to cover children even in households making up to $80,000 dollars!:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/25/shamnesty-watch-s-chip-loophole-new-health-care-benefits-for-illegal-aliens/

Xavier Thoughts gives us a timely heads-up about proper etiquette for the handling of handguns by gun salesmen:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/passing-guns.html

Traction Control minces no words concerning Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia U.:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=624

The War on Guns says that Arnold could still use some encouragement from Second Amendment activists to use the veto, since he has not yet signed the microstamping bill in California:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/opportunity-knocks.html

Say Uncle has a GREAT post today on the anti-gun movement. This is a must-read:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/25/theyve_tried_it_and_failed/

Sharp as a Marble responds to an assertion by one of the dimmest watts in the package of bulbs:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/25/Its-all-about-the-penis.aspx

Nicki at The Liberty Zone counters the notion by a campus newspaper writer that guns don't belong on campus, not even with campus police:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/buffoons-and-computers-dont-mix-well.html

The Bitch Girls provide yet another example of Moveon.org's vendetta against the FIRST Amendment's provision of freedom of speech:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7419

Snow Flakes in Hell stresses the importance in reaching out to soccer moms as a ripe resource for the gun-rights community:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1581

David Hardy at Of Arms and the Law announces the premier of his film, 'In Search of the Second Amendment' in Twin Falls, Idaho on Oct. 3-4, sponsored by Red's Trading Post:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/09/premiere_of_my.php

Mike McCarville is reporting today that the Moveon.org ad in the New York Times has backfired, alienating the majority of voters:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/moveonorg-ad-alienated-majority-of.html

Alphecca poses another question for debate on his blog. Fred Thompson supporters won the first debate a couple of weeks back. The scenario he presents today is a most interesting one. It will be fun to see how this turns out:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=443

Armed and Safe alerts us to a victory for self-defense in Wisconsin:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/victory-for-self-defense-in-wisconsin.html

Blogonomicon reports that Rudy Giuliani is quickly becoming known across the country for his increasingly infamous 'cell phone technique':
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/saved-by-cell-phone.html

Cameron Bailey has a shocking and disturbing statistic that is a by-product of America's shameful 'war on drugs':
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/09/locking-up-youth-of-america.html

Cap'n Bob says that he and the Damsel share targets when they go target shooting. Today he posts a video of that endeavor, and has some good results to share:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/09/25/sharing-targets/

Tamara K. at A View from the Porch has an interesting read today on the Colt Pocket Hammerless handgun:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/09/boomsticks-condition-is-everything.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/24/07

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

Mr. Completely has the latest complete update on the Gun Bloggers Rendezvous, as of Friday:
http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2007/09/gbr-ii-news-update.html

Cap'n Bob reminds us of the importance of the cleaning process to maintain the effectiveness of a firearm:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/09/23/cleanliness-is-next-to-gunliness/

JR at A Keyboard and a .45 provides a timely reminder of the history and objectives of the Brady campaign and the gun control movement:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-little-reminder.html

The Volokh Conspiracy further elucidates the objectives of Brady and provides an assessment of the the next step in the Brady campaign's push to disarm American citizens:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_16-2007_09_22.shtml#1190402417

The Buckeye Firearms Association is reporting that today its Chairman, Jim Irvine, was interviewed by Fox News for a story it will present on its cable news network concerning Mayor Frank Jackson's new proposal for a statewide gun control law. The segment may begin airing on FNC as soon as today:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/index.php

Michelle Malkin has breaking news as to one of the key reasons Columbia University allowed Iranian dictator/madman/Holocaust denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at the University:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/24/mahmoudapalooza-the-madman-comes-calling/

Malkin also reports that the vote on the 'Dream Act,' a backdoor, under-the-table amnesty deal for illegal aliens, has been put off until this week:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/21/shamnesty-watch/

Cameron Bailey points to the Obama proposal for a trillion dollar tax hike (no wonder Obama and Hillary the Hutt are like two birds of a feather):
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/09/obama-tax-em-and-spend-like-crazy.html

Xavier Thoughts posts an interesting read on the early-20th-century Colt revolver:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/pre-python-colt.html

Mike McCarville reports that U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, has added Internet campaigning to his run for re-election. Inhofe is known throughout the country as being an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/inhofe-on-cutting-edge-again.html

Mike also has some great personal news concerning his grandson's return home from Iraq and the unique honor he bestowed upon Grandpa Mike:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-prized-possessions.html

The Jet Pilot alerts us to some neat-looking Second Amendment ribbons that are available for purchase online:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/09/second-amendment-ribbons.html

Alphecca provides some great advice today on how to write to Congress in such a way that gets results:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=440

Armed and Safe weighs in today on a formerly unknown benefit from the gun 'buy-back' programs:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/now-thats-smile.html

Indulge me for a moment while I go off on a tangent about one of my favorite things. Most of you know that I love the pure high quality tobaccos that accompany pipe and cigar smoking. I can't help myself. It is not politically correct. But I still love it. And those who don't like it can kiss my ass. Ahem. But here is Blogonomicon's latest vintage pipe ad from 1932...enjoy:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/09/sunday-vintage-pipe-ad-1932-kaywoodie.html

Of Arms and the Law gives us an important update on the Supreme Court case, Watson vs. The United States:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/09/supreme_court_c_2.php

Oscar Poppa says it like I like it about San Francisco! Yeah, what he said!!:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=677

Oscar Poppa also has the cartoon editorial of the day, and it's a good one:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=676

Say Uncle asks the question, 'What if I'm wrong about Giuliani?' This is a good read:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/24/and_what_if_im_wrong_about_giuliani/

Say Uncle also says that the push for a ban on assault weapons has returned:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/24/assault_weapons_ban_push_returns/

Sharp as a Marble wants to know if anyone has some insight into air travel and carrying a handgun:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/24/Delta-and-my-personal-arsenal.aspx

Nicki at The Liberty Zone shows us what happens when one of the 'only ones' elitists hits a citizen whose vehicle was broken down in the expressway in Boston:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/she-should-have-known-better-than-to.html

Traction Control points to the ridiculous comments of school administrators after a gunman walked into a school and chased a few around:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=621

The Bitch Girls blog on the difficulty of getting adequate relief from allergies and sinus problems, due to our government's unreasonable vendetta against illegal drugs, even to the point of depriving law-abiding citizens of needed remedies:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7412

Snow Flakes in Hell posts this assessment of the GOA's opposition to H.R. 2640. It would be great if Larry Pratt would agree to a dialogue over this, since obviously Sebastian believes that Larry has it wrong. Many of us oppose H.R. 2640 but not necessarily for the same reasons the GOA does:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1575

Second Amendment News Roundup for 9/21/07

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

The War on Guns has breaking news today about 2 students being shot at Delaware State University this morning, the result of which was a complete lock-down of the campus. Not surprisingly, the University has a 'no guns' policy:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/breaking-news-dsus-no-guns-policy.html

The War on Guns also reports that apparently Arnold has neither signed nor vetoed the gun microstamping bill in California, so this is a good time for a surge of emails and phone calls:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/09/its-time-to-employ-surge.html

Rudy Giuliani will speak before the NRA today. He says he plans to 'clarify his views on guns' in a speech to the group to be delivered today:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/20/politics/main3283811.shtml

In case you missed it, Mike McCarville has the results of a new Rasmussen poll on the current political debates conducted by both Parties:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/09/rasmussen-poll-annoying-and-waste-of.html

A Keyboard and a .45 reports the latest update on the negligent discharge of a firearm at a Jewish Synagogue:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/update-on-negligent-discharge-at-temple.html

Alphecca comments on Hillary Clinton's refusal to condemn the actions of Moveon.org in denigrating the character of General Petraeus:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=434

Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs says that despite President Bush's insistence that 'we are fighting terrorists over in Iraq so we won't have to fight them here,' the extremist terrorist wing of Islam is right here in America, right now, moving among us. And she has the facts to prove it:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2007/09/the-islamazis-a.html

Red's Trading Post says that the ATF is making scarce an article on how to pass an inspection of a gun shop, even though they were once recommending the article:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-pass-atf-inspection-with-flying.html

Say Uncle has a new update on the Colt CCO who was body-slammed by a police officer for legally carrying a concealed weapon:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/09/21/results_-_follow_up/

The Bitch Girls report on the John McCain-Rudy Giuliani war of words at the meeting of the National Rifle Association:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7407

Sharp as a Marble shows us an often overlooked reason why armed robbery is not a good idea:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/09/21/Why-armed-robbery-is-not-a-good-idea.aspx

Snow Flakes in Hell points to an update on HR 2640, via Bitter Bitch, which apparently has stalled due to an added amendment that has Democrats arguing among themselves:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1563

Armed and Safe also weighs in on Democratic in-fighting concerning HR 2640:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/hr-2640-in-trouble-doomed-by-democratic.html

Nicki at The Liberty Zone provides more information on 'The Joyce Foundation' which has bought off the International Police Chiefs Association:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/09/bought-off-by-joyce.html

Traction Control has the ominous news that 3000 National Guard troops are going to be removed from the southern border (so much for 'safeguarding our borders'):
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=609

Xavier Thoughts has a good report on his son. He is doing great after having surgery yesterday:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/update.html

Cameron Bailey points to yet another tragic story of police power run amok:
http://www.cameron-bailey.com/2007/09/fun-and-games-florida-police-style.html

The Volokh Conspiracy gives us an example of the supposed 'academic open-mindedness' on America's top university campuses. It seems that 'open-mindedness' closes shut tight when it involves someone outside the extremist leftwing:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_16-2007_09_22.shtml#1190390252

Tamara K. over at A View from the Porch provides an assessment of Rudy Giuliani's chances in the South if he is the Republican nominee:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-because-reagan-is-dead-it-doesnt.html

My favorite intellectual, Dr. Walter Williams, publishes his latest syndicated column today, and it is a MUST-read, entitled, 'Stupid, Ignorant, or Biased?':
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/07/stupidignorantorbiased.htm

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 8/9/07

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As always, we are greatly indebted to 'A Human Right' for these wonderful photos and graphics.

Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Snow Flakes in Hell blogs about the importance of a united gun rights community, and the fallout from H.R. 2640. I have been against the bill from the beginning, but I know others disagree. Hopefully this disagreement will not weaken our community in any way:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1247

Front Sight, Press has an interesting takeoff on the notion that 'gun owners are compensating for something':
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/gun-owners-are-compensating-for-something/

Nicki at The Liberty Zone blogs about the unthinkable, but a very real possibility in the thinking of the Founders, and a very real possibility today:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/08/guns-baby-guns.html

Red's Trading Post has a poll that asks the question, what do you think should happen to the BATFE? By the way, remember you can contribute to Red's legal defense through Gun Owners of America, which has set up a special fund on Red's behalf:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/08/poll-question-what-do-you-think-should.html

The Jet Pilot has a petition that you can sign which demands the fair treatment of all gun dealers, shop owners, and gun manufacturers by the BAFTE:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/08/sign-petition.html

Traction Control reports that the Islamo-fascists have succeeded in turning the memorial to the brave men and women of United Flight 93, which went down on 9/11, into a memorial of the Muslim terrorists:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=530

The Bitch Girls blog on the ridiculous state of affairs with regard to the Presidential primaries, which seem to be getting earlier and earlier. There is now a real possibility that Iowa may move its event to December, nearly a full year before the election:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7251

The GOA has issued an alert about the McCarthy-Leahy-NRA-Brady gun bill, which has sailed through the House and the Senate Judiciary Committee without even as much as a recorded vote. This means the bill is now headed to the Senate floor for a final vote. This is a travesty, but then, you all know where I stand on this bill. 'Nuff said:
http://www.gunowners.org/a080807.htm

Blogonomicon has this to say about the GOA Alert on the McCarthy bill:
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/8/3147457.html

A Keyboard and a .45 points to a couple of examples that show that the anti-gun argument is always full of hysterics:http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/08/anti-gun-argument-always-pure-hysterics.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/6/07

Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

The McCarville Report has a prediction of a major Republican pollster concerning the 2008 Presidential election:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/08/mcferron-sees-prsident-hillary-clinton.html

A Keyboard and a .45 has a range report from the weekend. He met a fellow blogger (Traction Control) for some shooting:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/08/range-report.html

Alphecca has a report on a great concert by rocker and gun-rights activist Ted Nugent:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=324

Trouble Ain't Over blogs on Sean Penn's latest anti-American antics with his good buddy Hugo Chavez of Venezuela:
http://pribek.net/2007/08/03/sean-penn-and-friend/

Red's Trading Post reports that the ATF has shut down the 2nd oldest gun shop in the state of Idaho:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-atf-casualty.html

Blogonomicon makes a very important point about guns and registration:
http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/5/3140483.html

The War on Guns reports three new developments at Red's Trading Post:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/08/three-developments-from-reds.html

Of Arms and the Law points to a news story about a man in Florida who used his gun to defend himself against carjackers:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/08/selfdefense_in.php

Snow Flakes in Hell has an interesting news item on Canada's continuing debate on the issue of handguns:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1216

The Bitch Girls have a post entitled, 'Never Enough Guns':
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7236

Nicki at The Liberty Zone has an interesting post on Rudy Giuliani's stance on guns--a stance which, in fact, is entirely inconsistent:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/08/giuliani-for-president.html

Xavier Thoughts has the story on the police officer from Noble, OK, who shot a little boy while firing at a snake. If you or I had done this, we would be in jail. What about 'we're the only ones'?:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/08/noble-oklahoma-first-shot-was-so-loud.html

Gun Law News is reporting that H.R. 2640 has made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Contact your Senators NOW about this bill. This is the McCarthy bill that was proposed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, which the NRA supports but the GOA opposes:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Federal-Politics/hr2650080307-3.html

The Volokh Conspiracy alerts us to a great organization, the St Gabriel Possenti Society, which is a gun-rights advocacy group named after a heroic Catholic seminarian who rescued the town of Isola, Italy from bandits in 1860. The Society promotes St. Gabriel as the Patron Saint of Handgunners:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_29-2007_08_04.shtml#1186228784

John Lott gives some much-deserved recognition to a man who stopped a robbery of a bank in Bessemer, Alabama, but who died on his job this weekend:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/08/some-recognition-for-permit-holder-who.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/20/07

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

Gun Owners of America has issued a new special alert concerning the many unanswered questions surrounding H.R. 2640--the McCarthy gun bill, which is now being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee:

http://www.gunowners.org/a071007.htm

A hearty 'welcome back' goes to Alphecca, who took a couple of weeks off for some R & R. He has pics of the cabin where he recharged his batteries:

http://www.alphecca.com/?p=287

Alphecca has some choice words for the Washington Posts' editorial in support of the D.C. gun ban (good to have you back in the saddle, there, Jeff!):

http://www.alphecca.com/?p=289

The War on Guns has this piece entitled, 'The Unreal McCoy':

http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/07/unreal-mccoy.html

Of Arms and the Law posts this update on The Boston Globe's little ruse of initiating an illegal gun purchase in New Hampshire:

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/07/straw_man_buy_b_1.php

I don't know who this cute young woman is, but I have seen her before on v-logs. Xavier Thoughts has a short video of this gorgeous young lady effectively telling us we must defend our rights to bear arms:

http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/07/lets-defend-our-rights.html

Say Uncle says that NBC News had a special report on Thursday evening about black rifles:

http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/19/nbc_on_black_rifles/

Say Uncle also has the scoop on the ineffectiveness of Canada's gun control laws:

http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/19/2b/

The Ninth Stage blogs about 'Box O' Truth' pistol ammo:

http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/07/19/bot-38/

McCarville reports on two new polls on Fred Thompson:

http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/07/harris-poll-shows-thompson-giuliani.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association says that gun owners can influence public perception of the Bloomberg gun-grab:

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3857.html

Buckeye also publishes an interesting letter to the editor written by a public defender who expresses objections to the Sandusky Register's publication of concealed carry citizens:

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3858.html

Nicki at the Liberty Zone has John Longenecker's comments on the Parker case being appealed to the Supreme Court:

http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/john-longenecker-parker-v-dc-if-i-could.html

Snow Flakes in Hell comments on the court challenge to New Hampshire's concealed carry laws:

http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1075

Snow Flakes in Hell also posts this from a supposed 'long time gun owner':

http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1078

The Bitch Girls ask a very good question--since when does society owe victims money? I always thought convicted perpetrators owed restitution, but society as a whole? Nope:

http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7156

JR at A Keyboard and a .45 has been invited to write a review for a new History Channel series on guns (congrats, JR!):

http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/tales-of-gun.html

LIBERTY ALERT! Senate to Move on McCarthy Gun Bill

Washington, DC (TLS). Gun Owners of America has issued an alert stating that the U.S. Senate will open hearings on the McCarthy gun bill, H.R. 2640, as soon as this week.

Congress has effectively kept citizens in the dark concerning the status of this bill. The New York Times, however, let the cat out of the bag by writing that Senate hearings on the bill would begin soon.

Debate will start in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Democrat Patrick Leahy.

It's time to begin contacting Senators on that committee. They are Republicans Sam Brownback, Lindsey Graham, Orin Hatch, Jeff Sessions, Tom Coburn, Arlen Specter, Charles Grassley, Jon Kyl, and John Cornyn.

It would probably be useless to contact any of the Democrats on the committee since they are all in favor of the McCarthy anti-gun legislation.

The GOA states that the most advantageous thing to do would be to contact Senator Sam Brownback, an Republican candidate for President and a member of the committee. Brownback has stated his firm support of full Second Amendment rights.

Read the GOA alert here:
http://www.gunowners.org/a071907.htm

Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/11/07

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

Gun Facts has the latest edition of 'Gun Facts--Your Guide to Debunking the Gun Control Myth':

http://www.gunfacts.info/

The Jet Pilot points to an excellent read on the importance of the gun to civilization:

http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/07/why-gun-is-civilization.html

Snow Flakes in Hell reports that the Illinois Governor is pushing a gun ban, much to the distress of opponents and supporters alike:

http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1010

The McCarville Report says that a special honor was recently bestowed upon both of Oklahoma's U.S. Senators:

http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/07/ccagw-names-coburn-taxpayer-hero.html

The Bitch Girls cite the many recent examples in the news concerning lawmakers who use guns:

http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7103

Blogonomicon points out an interesting and disturbing connection between OSHA's latest proposed regulations of ammunition and the United Nations (which in recent history has not been a beacon for human liberty!):

http://blogonomicon.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2007/7/10/3083251.html

The Ninth Stage has a perfect example of why we need more gun control (said with tongue-in-cheek):

http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/07/10/we-need-more-gun-control/

Traction Control reports that citizens in the small towns along the U.S.-Mexican border do not have the firepower to overcome Mexican thugs who rampage through their towns:

http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=504

Front Sight, Press has information on a massive effort to mount a counter-protest to Jessie Jackson's planned national anti-gun protest scheduled for Aug. 28:

http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/ccrkba-tells-gun-owners-to-circle-aug-28-for-counter-protest-effort/

A Keyboard and a .45 reports on a court case involving a lawman and guns that should be enough to get your blood boiling:

http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/07/only-ones-happy-its-over-enough.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association publishes an article entitled, 'The Awful Price of Not Being Prepared':

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3838.html

Buckeye also has an update on letters written in protest of Matt Westerhold and the Sandusky Register, which CNS News Service has been kind enough to publish:

http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3839.html

Say Uncle has a very timely quote of the day:

http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/10/quote_of_the_day-142/

Say Uncle also reports that the mayors who were part of Bloomberg's gun-grab group continue to drop like flies:

http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/07/10/another_one_gone-2/

Nicki at The Liberty Zone blogs about a political hypocrite in Texas who voted against the 'Stand Your Ground' bill but turned right around and shot a robber stealing some copper wiring:

http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/politician-hypocrite.html

The Liberty Zone also has a very pointed question to ask the NRA about its support of HR 2640 (this is a MUST READ!) :

http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/07/still-think-hr-4620-is-good-thing-nra.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/30/07

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

From the GOA: Gun owners played a huge role in the defeat of the immigration compromise bill:
http://www.gunowners.org/a062907.htm

The GOA also has an excellent and detailed analysis of the problems associated with the McCarthy-Dingel-NRA bill, HR 2640:
http://www.gunowners.org/netb.htm

Gun Law News reports that Fred Thompson gave an extended and thorough rationale for his unswerving support of the Second Amendment (also a link to the interview):
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Federal-Politics/fr062807-2.html

The McCarville Report has info on a new Rasmussen poll that shows voters perceive Fred Thompson as the most conservative of the Presidential candidates:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/thompson-perceived-as-most-conservative.html

The Bitch Girls say that Fred Thompson picked up some major support among gun owners because of a certain thing he did on his campaign swing into New Hampshire:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7033

Again, over at The Bitch Girls, Bitter says that her boyfriend Sabastian (Snow Flakes in Hell) went way too far in cutting slack to criminal profiler Pat Brown, who seemed to indicate that male gun ownership is a red flag for mental instability:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7030

John Lott blogs about the sharp increase in the number of applications for concealed carry permits in East Tennessee:
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/2007/06/eastern-tennessee-experiencing-sharp.html

Say Uncle has good news about the Tiahrt Amendment (and its counterpart in the Senate, the Shelby Amendment):
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/29/tiahrt_stays/

Traction Control has more info on the free firearms training offered by Front Sight Firearms Training, in exchange for web links:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=488

Alphecca blogs about the Fairness Doctrine's current demise...but his post reminded me that the current block on funds which was passed by the House is only a temporary measure. Pelosi, Feinstein, and many others intend to bring it back up:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=277

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/29/07

Washington, DC (TLS). Here is the Second Amendment News Roundup for today:

Gun Owners Against Violence is a new blog written by a therapist. She is a welcome addition to our community of gun-rights bloggers. This post delves into the history of gun control as told from the perspective of an African American (hat tip to Armed and Safe for alerting us to this new blog):
http://www.gunownersagainstviolence.org/2007/06/what_is_jesse_jackson_not_tell.html

Gun Owners Against Violence also has this gem:
http://www.gunownersagainstviolence.org/2007/06/dont_call_me_a_gun_lover.html

The Bitch Girls report on a community that was forced to patrol its own streets with pistols when law enforcement would not help:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7028

The Bitch Girls also provide some info on the losses of the Brady Campaign in light of the strengthening of gun-rights in states across America:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7027

Armed and Safe blogs on the investigation into death threats against the state Senator in Illinois who apparently used the State Police to harass gun rights activists:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/06/investigation-begins.html

The Ninth Stage needs your help regarding an odd-looking .22 magazine that he doesn't know what will fit. He has the pics of it too:
http://ninthstage.com/index.php/2007/06/27/ask-the-internet/

The McCarville Report states that Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK)--a great advocate for gun rights--will have some opposition for his U.S. Senate seat next year:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/andrew-rice-claims-outpouring-of.html

The Volokh Conspiracy has an excellent piece on legal remedies, or the lack thereof, for violations of Constitutional rights:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_06_24-2007_06_30.shtml#1183007597

The Buckeye Firearms Association has a very interesting movie review of the latest documentary film produced by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3822.html

Snow Flakes in Hell found a good article opposing HR 2640:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=931

Snow Flakes in Hell posts a response from CNN criminal profiler Pat Brown, in reaction to a negative assessment of her views on gun rights:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=932

Snow Flakes in Hell adds that he is now changing his opinion about Pat Brown:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=934

Alphecca opines on the EPA's ridiculous claim that guns are polluting the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=276