Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/21/09

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

Politico.com has the full story of Senator Charles 'Little Chucky' Schumer's threat to filibuster the Thune gun rights amendment last evening in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. News reports that Senators Thune and anti-gun bigot Frank Lautenberg are clashing head-to-head on Thune's gun rights amendment.

The Washington Post writes that Democrats in Congress are scrambling to block the Thune amendment on national reciprocity of gun carry.

Note: Thanks to RKBA for the links to these vital stories.

The Newbius Papers, who first alerted us to the beginning of the Senate floor debate on national gun carry reciprocity, comments on this story and is a must-read.

Conservative Libertarian Outpost weighs in with more commentary on the bill and looks at the matter from the standpoint of state rights under the 10th Amendment.

Alphecca says that the anti-gun bigoted New York Times has soiled itself over the possibility of the Thune amendment passing.

Gun Nuts provides all the info on tonight's edition of Gun Nuts Radio.

Nicki has some highly appropriate 'language' for a keyboard anti-gun bigot at a major newspaper.

The Wandering Minstrel posts an interesting piece on 'gun cameras.' Take a look.

Mike Vanderboegh presents essential reading on the ATF--'it ain't your Daddy's good ole boy roundup!'

Say Uncle thoroughly fisks some more crapola from the 'Violence Policy Center.'

Robb Allen has a most interesting read on a news story the headline and gist of which claims an inanimate object--a gun--simply up and shot McNair on its own. I kid you not.

Texas Fred provides breaking news that Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have succeeded in delaying a vote on Sotomayor for 1 week.

Ha! Notoriously Conservative rolls out a splendid idea for those in President Dumbo's administration who think Google searches indicate political trends in the electorate. Excellent idea. Go have a look!

Walls of the City does an excellent job in providing info that thoroughly debunks the notion that 'guns are bad news for women.'

From Western Rifle Shooters Association: 'COIN'S Siren Song.'

Tam points to some 'life-skills they don't teach at the Y.'

Pump action shotguns to be classified as 'assault weapons'????? Sheesh. Get the scoop over at Sebastian's.

Pax Parabellum has a report on how Washington, D.C. is doing since the Supreme Court struck down its draconian gun control laws in the Heller decision.

UPDATE! Little Chucky Schumer Threatens Gun Filibuster

Breaking news in the Senate debate on S. 1390, which contains an amendment allowing national concealed carry reciprosity...

Democratic Senator Charles (Little Chucky) Schumer has threatened a Senate filibuster to prevent passage of national gun reciprosity.

Stay on this, my friends, the nutcases are in an uproar...

Dems to Ram Gov't-Run Healthcare Through Congress

Canada Free Press is reporting this morning that Democrats in Congress are prepared to ram the gov't-run healthcare bill through Congress and shove it down the throats of Americans whether we want it or not.

A key Democrat, New York Sen. Charles Schumer, said this option now seems even more of a necessity in view of unsuccessful behind-the-scenes attempts to get a deal with Republicans on nonprofit co-ops as an alternative to a public plan.

Schumer told The Associated Press Sunday night that those efforts have proved frustrating, saying that he and his Democratic colleagues now may have to go it alone.

Why am I not surprised that 'Little Chucky' is one of the main forces behind this nightmare?

The Blond Beauty, Little Chucky, and Gun Control

From out of nowhere she appeared, seemingly to soothe the troubled souls of gun rights advocates wary of yet another Democratic Senator from New York.

She is a pretty blond, a supposed 'rising star' among the blue-dog Democrats, and she likes guns.

Traditional liberal Democrats in the state immediately blasted Governor Patterson for appointing Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate...that is, everyone except the rabid gun-grabber Senator Charles 'Little Chucky' Schumer.

Questions have surfaced that give one pause to view the Gillibrand appointment as suspect.

Little Chucky Schumer lobbied Governor Patterson vigorously for the Gillibrand appointment. Why?

We know, for example, that Little Chucky's NRA rating is F-. We also know that Governor Patterson rates an F- on gun issues. So, why would a liberal New York Senator and a liberal New York Governor, both of whom are on the record as opposing the right to keep and bear arms, support a supposed 'strong gun-rights advocate' for a U.S. Senate seat?

Kirby Ferris at Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership speculates on the possible reasons, not the least of which is a grand scheme concocted in the minds of the power-hungry to placate gun-rights activists while working against those rights behind the scenes.

Little Chucky has been the subject of many articles here at The Liberty Sphere. We do not believe for one moment that he would be so adamant about appointing someone who supposedly supports gun rights to Clinton's vacated seat unless he had an ulterior motive.

It is to be remembered that in New York someone is considered a 'gun rights advocate' if they are slightly to the right of Carolyn McCarthy. That certainly doesn't exactly qualify as a 'gun rights activist' for the rest of the country.

The bottom line is we don't know who Kirsten Gillibrand really is. What is her political philosophy? What are her allegiances? Who are the recipients of her support?

Until we know these things perhaps it is a bit premature to celebrate her appointment.

ALERT! Dems Already Plan to Muzzle Conservatives!

Even before the votes have been counted, the Democrats made known today that they already plan to muzzle conservative voices in the media.

Senator Charles 'Little Chucky' Schumer, D-NY, stated on Fox News this morning that Democrats will most definitely bring back the so-called 'Fairness Doctrine' in order to effectively silence conservatives.

Of course, the 'Fairness Doctrine' is anything but fair. Say good-bye to all your favorite conservative talk radio shows--Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Laura Ingraham, and others.

They all will be gone, poof, finis...if Little Chucky, Chairman Ba-O, and the Democratic Congress get their way.

Here are 2 reports on the Democrats' plans to muzzle conservative free speech:
Michelle Malkin reports...Little Chucky even said conservative speech is like 'pornography.'
Gateway Pundit reports--along with video of Little Chucky.

Little Chucky Schumer Demands Surrender to Ruling Party

Sensing there is a chance that Democrats may totally dominate the totality of government beginning in January, Senior Democrat Senator Charles 'Little Chucky' Schumer has demanded that citizens surrender to the rule of one party.

Only 2 years ago Little Chucky extolled the virtues of a divided government.

My, what a difference 2 short years make.

Little Chucky wants citizens like you and me to surrender to the ultimate wisdom of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, and Chris Dodd.

Think again, Little Chucky. Hell will freeze over first. We will surrender to NO ONE. In fact, if you win, rest assured we have only just begun the fight.

SHOCK-JOLT! DEMS DEFEND INFANTICIDE!

In a shock-jolt heard and felt around the world, Democratic leaders have defended Barack Obama's advocacy for infanticide by supporting his votes to withhold medical care from babies that survive botched abortion attempts.

While Obama and the Democrats claim the candidate voted against the bills in the Illinois legislature because, supposedly, 'the state already had such laws on the books,' other legislators insisted no such laws existed.

The usual suspects came to Obama's defense, such as senior Democratic leaders 'Little Chucky' Schumer and Howard Dean, who believe that there should be absolutely no reasonable limitations on the 'right' of parents to kill newborn infants.

While the Democratic leaders attempt to frame this issue in terms of abortion and Roe v. Wade, the bills in the Illinois legislature actually had nothing at all to do with the right to an abortion.

The single issue was a botched abortion procedure where the baby survived and was placed in a dark closet with no food or water to die.

THAT is infanticide, not abortion, and Obama voted on 4 separate occasions to support it.

No amount of verbal gymnastics on the part of Little Chucky or Howie can change that simple, stark fact.

No fact could make it any clearer that the Democratic Party leadership is totally out of touch with the basic human values that characterize the great citizens throughout the American heartland.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/21/08

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

From Codrea's War on Guns:
*'A Dullard In Dallas'--a simple response to a statement by one of the anti idiots.
*'True North'--a letter from a Canadian ally on the Olofson case.
*'In Contrast to Media Myth'

Armed and Safe has an article that shows Heller perhaps was not the resounding victory we all had thought. A MUST-read!

JR at A Keyboard and a .45 reports that U.S. News and World Report is calling for comments on the Texas School District that allows teachers to pack heat.

Roberta X posts info on the Indy 1500 Gun Show and Blogmeet.

Mike McCarville has stunning information on the dramatic turn-around of John McCain and the sinking ship of Barack Obama, especially in the battleground states.

Alphecca comments on the tendency of Massachusetts and Connecticut to blame Vermont for gun crime.

Western Rifle Shooters Association publishes the latest chapter in Mike Vanderboegh's new novella. The chapter is entitled, 'Dead Man's Holler.'

The quote of the day is by Sebastian at Snow Flakes in Hell.

Say Uncle posts a good 'top ten' list on the Blackwater Para training event coming up.

Squeaks has a new doo!! Nice pics, there, Squeaks. I like the new haircut.

Texas Fred confirms that there is a move underway for conservatives to write in the names of Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter for President and Vice-President in November.

American and Proud has more on the write-in campaign.

Nicki at The Liberty Zone provides her reasoning for not voting for either McCain or Obama.

Insight on Freedom posts a great read today entitled, 'The Mysterious Mr. Obama.'

Michelle Malkin reports that Little Chucky Schumer is being investigated in California for the role his motor-mouth played in the failure of IndyMac.

Gateway Pundit has an audio from 2002 that shows Barack Obama actually argued for the death of a newborn baby after it survived a botched abortion attempt. As we have reported before, the man supports infanticide.

Gateway follows up with info on the infamous Chicago Annenberg Challenge involving Barack Obama and some unsavory characters such as terrorist Bill Ayers.

Dustin's Gun Blog gives us a glimpse, via Glenn Beck, of the new national anthem should Barack Obama win the Presidency.

FRAUD MAY HAVE CREATED RUN ON BANKS

My friends, it is time for us Americans to settle down and stop the panic about the stock market and home mortgages. And here is why.

The whole IndyMac-California-Run-on-Banks mess may have its roots in nothing more than sheer criminal behavior and NOT in any so-called weakness in the markets.

IndyMac has been the subject of a continuing federal investigation into massive mortgage fraud, according to the FBI.

If widespread, such fraud, according to federal officials and economists, could result in the current problems faced by the mortgage giant, such as the federal takeover last Friday and thousands of customers having their accounts frozen.

Of course, it doesn't help matters when a powerful Senate Democrat, Little Chucky Schumer, runs his mouth and creates widespread doubt about the stability of the markets.

The housing market was actually on the rebound until the latest mess occurred, first resulting from Schumer's bad-mouthing American investments, and then resulting from the apparent massive fraud and corruption that was entrenched in the IndyMac system.

There is no reason to believe that underneath the hype concerning IndyMac's woes is a market that isn't beginning to stabilize itself, IF Americans are willing to calm down, take a deep breath, and view their investments as longterm nesteggs rather than 'get rich now' schemes.

Read more about the fraud investigation of IndyMac HERE.

Senator Schumer Creates Panic, Run on Banks

The U.S. Federal Reserve has accused 'Little Chucky' Schumer, D-NY, of creating a panic and a run on banks which led to the failure of California's IndyMac, which the Feds took over on Friday to prevent a collapse.

Little Chucky just seems to keep opening his big mouth, creating mayhem each time he opines on a variety of issues, just like always.

Some things never change.

The New York Democrat, now one of the most powerful figures in the Senate, has been very publicly calling attention to IndyMac's potential problems--a scare tactic which the Feds say led to panic and one that can potentially contribute to 150 more bank failures.

The Feds have warned Little Chucky to stop, but to no avail.

As one of the Senate's most liberal Democrats, Schumer is not about to cease contributing to the woes of Americans prior to the November elections. Bad economic news and hard times for citizens is good news for Democrats who wish to pick up more seats in Congress and win the White House.

And as we have seen in numerous occasions in the past, they will stop at nothing to create the most negative circumstances possible just to win elections, such as actively and publicly promoting the idea that America had 'lost' the war in Iraq, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid claimed even before the troop surge had a chance to work.

As a faithful foot-soldier for the Leftwing wackos, we can count on Little Chucky to do his part to create any negative consequence that could potentially help his Party in November...even to the point of creating a run on banks.

In a related note, the Feds also announced on Sunday that it will bolster the financial standing of its two major mortgage guarantee corporations, FreddieMac and FannieMae.

Stock shares for the two giant mortgage corporations have begun to plunge in recent days, leading to concern on the part of the Feds. The plan is for the Feds to implement a strategy to provide a backstop for the two corporations and stop their plunging stock prices.

It should be noted that today's problems in the U.S. Housing Industry are a result of two terms of the Bill Clinton Administration, which pushed a policy of 'everyone gets qualified' when it comes to obtaining mortgages, whether they could afford it or not.

Thus, FreddieMac and FannieMae were overloaded with home mortgages that could not be sustained by home buyers. Eventually such a strategy was bound to crash as persons of minimal financial resources simply stopped paying their mortgages, leading to widespread foreclosures.

This does NOT mean that America's home market is in deep trouble but that it is correcting itself to a more prudent policy of lending money only to those capable of paying it back.

The home market is actually in very good shape. There has never been a better time to buy with interest rates still low and prices at a 15-year low.

There is absolutely no danger in getting a mortgage if one's financial resources allow a reasonable monthly payment.

The only danger to the market are mouth-off demagogues like Little Chucky Schumer who would ruin America's home and mortgage industry for political gain.

Breaking News--ATF Nomination Placed on Hold

Word was received late Wednesday afternoon that the confirmation of Michael Sullivan as the Director of the BATFE (or the ATF) has been placed on hold by Idaho's two Republican Senators.

According to Senate rules, any one Senator can block legislation or confirmation indefinitely, sometimes even for years.

Sullivan has been a controversial choice due to his actions as acting director of the ATF for the past year. Under Sullivan, the ATF has continued its harassment of our citizens, put a damper on law-abiding business owners, and engaged in gestapo tactics against those who believe in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership delineates these abuses under Sullivan in the following open letter to America, issued on Wednesday:
http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-n-z/zel-open-20071212.htm

In addition, Red's Trading Post, which has been closely following the events leading up to the nomination and confirmation of Sullivan, has the following late-breaking update on the situation as it develops in Idaho:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/12/breaking-news-idaho-senators-put-holds.html

And thus, my friends, it seems the citizens' voices have made and are making a difference. This is the time to contact your U.S. Senators to voice your opposition to Sullivan as head of the ATF.

Here is the original news story as posted by the Associated Press:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jNl6jyIzPcvmXCr9yM2WHsCixdFQD8TG6VI81

There is no doubt that the ATF, the jackbooted thug agency of the U.S. government, is a menace to liberty and American society. This is our chance to send a strong message to Sullivan, the ATF, and President George W. Bush who nominated this sorry excuse for a public servant.

And let's not forget that Sullivan is the darling of Senate Democrats from Little Chucky Schumer to Ted 'Senator Blowhard' Kennedy.

Now is the perfect time to let our illustrious Democrat-controlled Senate know that we don't want our government harassing law-abiding citizens and businesses. It's time to take a butcher knife to the ATF, gut it like a catfish, and then boot most of its sorry-assed components straight to hell. The money saved from this financial gutting will be welcomed relief to the taxpayers.

Little Chucky Decides to Support Bush AG Nominee

Little Chucky Schumer, left, along with the Hildabeast...

Little Chucky Schumer, D-NY, announced that he is going to vote in favor of confirmation for President Bush's nominee for Attorney-General, Judge Michael Mukasey.

I suppose when you have been subject to ridicule and derision over proclaiming that 'the Reagan era is dead,' you have to do something to try to salvage what remaining credibility you have left, albeit minuscule.

Mukasey, a Reagan appointee who has broad support across the political spectrum as being a brilliant and effective jurist, had run into trouble with the Democrats on the Hill because of his unwillingness to say, one way or the other, whether or not waterboarding is 'torture.'

The Dean of the Congressional Trivial, Senator Patrick Leahy, stated he would vote against Mukasey for that reason.

But then, it was Little Chucky and the perennially ethically-challenged Dianne Feinstein to the rescue. Both stated that they would vote in favor of confirmation...odd, given their history over the past few years.

Yet when one takes into consideration that Congress stands at the all-time low approval rating of 11%, perhaps Little Chucky and Dianne suddenly got religion.

Little Chucky Schumer Proclaims End of Reagan Era

One of the most extremist Leftwing nutcases in the U.S. Senate, Little Chucky Schumer, D-NY, has proclaimed the 'end of the Reagan era.'

Little Chucky was beside himself with glee as he looked forward to the Democrats' prospects for claiming the White House and adding to their majority in Congress.

Stating that the values that drove the Reagan era no longer resonate with most Americans, Little Chucky was certain that his Party would sweep into the White House in 2008 and build a veto-proof majority in the Congress.

This would mean that Hillary or Obama or whoever would have a complete free pass from the Congress to do whatever they wanted to do...a nightmarish prospect for those who value liberty.

Here is a message for Little Chucky: if you think that the concepts of Reagan do not resonate with the majority of Americans anymore, then that means the ideas of liberty as espoused by Jefferson, Franklin, Henry, Washington, Madison, Mason, and Hamilton no longer resonate with them as well. Hell, the Constitution itself must not 'resonate' with the majority of Americans.

If this is the case, Little Chucky, which I highly doubt, then this means we have lost the country and the neo-Commies like yourself are succeeding in running the country into the ground. Nevermind that you have basically bought off their support with your giveaway programs and entitlements, even to illegal aliens.

After all, the ends justify the means, don't they, Little Chucky. If the end result of all of this is a Brave New World where government has ultimate power and where the individual has none, then I suppose all of your programs designed to buy votes are worth it, in your convoluted little mind.

Believe me, Little Chucky, if what you are saying is true, and the worst-case scenario happens in 2008, you are going to be confronted with the worst uprising of average citizens in the heartland that this nation has seen since the American Revolution.

We are not going to sit idly by and let your forces of anti-freedom run rough-shod over all of the liberties for which our forefathers fought and died, and which patriots such as Ronald Reagan so eloquently articulated.

For your information, Little Chucky, there are millions of us out here who will NEVER allow the Reagan era to end, and more and more are being added to our ranks each day. So, you can take your pantie-waist predictions and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.

Schumer Vows to Block Bush Judges

Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY, vowed Friday to block all Bush nominees to the Supreme Court, should the President have opportunity to fill further vacancies on the high court.

'Little Chucky Schumer,' as he is known on The Liberty Sphere, indicates that no matter who Bush may send up for confirmation should there be a vacancy on the Court, he will personally see to it that the nominee is blocked from consideration.

Such obstructionism has been the modus operandi of Democrats in Congress ever since Mr. Bush took office. Even while they were the minority Party, Congressional Democrats would utilize a procedural maneuver to prevent Bush nominees from even receiving an up or down vote.

The Democrats did not, however, use this tactic on Supreme Court nominees, fearing negative publicity.

Now that they are in the majority, it appears that the under-the-table tactics of the Dems will be turned up a notch, as Little Chucky and others vow to block nominations for the Supreme Court.

It seems that Little Chucky is irate that Bush appointees to the Court have committed the unpardonable sin of adhering to Constitutional law rather than to the judicial activism of Breyer, Ginsburg, and Stevens.

Contrary to the presumption of liberals in legal circles and various law schools across the country, precedent is NOT the most important issue in rendering decisions. Little Chucky wants the Bush appointees to adhere to precedent over all other matters, such as that tiny, unimportant issue of adhering to the Constitution and the original intent of the Framers.

Politico.com quotes Little Chucky as stating the following: 'The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.'

Thus, in the process of decrying ideology on the part of the President in choosing nominees, Little Chucky insists that nominees adhere to ideology--his, and that of Stevens and Ginsburg.

What kind of convoluted logic is that?

Further, Little Chucky states, 'There is no doubt that we were hoodwinked,' a reference to the fact that in Schumer's view, Roberts and Alito have refused to place court precedent above every other consideration, such as the Constitutional principle of human liberty.

It is to be remembered that at one time the assumption of the legality of slavery was a 'court precedent.'

Any thinking person knows that there are often much weightier issues that take precedence over precedent. If this were not the case, then women would have never been given the right to vote.

Perhaps Little Chucky should remember that the tactics which he and his colleagues have used over the past seven years will surely come back to haunt them. In the event of a liberal Democrat being elected to the White House in 2008 (and every single one of the nominees are liberals), Republicans can choose to shut down the process of confirming judicial nominations.

If Little Chucky persists in his obstructionism, he will face a Republican block of all judicial nominees should his Party win the White House.