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

ALERT! H.R. 297 Gun Rights Ban on Fast Track

Washington, DC (TLS). Little Chucky Schumer was on Bill O'Reilly recently to talk about gun control. Since the Democrats took control of Congress, they have basically laid low on the subject of guns, with the exception of the introduction of the McCarthy bill. But the lack of support led McCarthy to state that gun control was dead in this Congress.

However, the Virginia Tech massacre has the gun-grabbers coming out of the woodwork, seizing the actions of one crazed madman to enact massive, sweeping gun control legislation upon law-abiding citizens. Little Chucky has a plan, and it ain't pretty.

In a bold move that has shocked even the most astute observers of Congress, Schumer and his colleagues are going to try to ram this legislation through Congress BY ACCLAMATION without even as much as a vote!

Clearly, this is an all-out attack on the rights of American citizens. The politicians in Congress do not even have the courage to go on the record with a 'yea' or 'nay' vote.

H.R. 297 will treat gun owners worse than terrorists. It is one terrible piece of legislation, introduced in the name of protecting us against mass murders such as Cho Seung-Hui. It is always interesting as to how politicians will use one single crazed idiot as a tool by which to hit ordinary citizens over the head and rob them of their rights.

GOA has issued yet another alert on this debacle. It is time to contact Congress about this foul scheme to ram through H.R. 297. This will be a major knock-down, drag-out fight that pits the NRA against 2nd Amendment rights, and Republican against Republican.

Perhaps we can garner the support of the so-called 'Blue-Dog' Democrats who have yet to prove they can stop the steam-roller of the ultra-liberal Democratic Congressional machine. If ever there were a time to stop them, the time is now.

Go here to the GOA website for complete information:
http://www.gunowners.org/a042607.htm

Happy HUMP Day! Our Top Stories for Wednesday

Washington, DC (TLS). Happy HUMP Day, everyone! Just 3 to go 'till the weekend!

Here are The Liberty Sphere's top news stories and commentary for today:

**FLASH! Pelosi Supports Tuition Breaks for Illegals

**McCarthy Bill Assaults 2nd Amendment

**Media Blackout on News of Attack by Muslim
(the Muslim cabbie attack in Nashville)

**Liberty Alert!! More Banks Aid Illegals

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