Wait Till You See What Illinois Police Told Women About Self-Defense!

David Codrea has the story.

Unbelievable! Just as you don't bring a knife to a gun-fight, you don't tell women or anyone else to face intruders and thugs with a barf-bag.

You have to read the story to get it.

The best thing any of us can do to be prepared in these dangerous times is to buy a gun, learn how to use it, and practice, practice, practice at the shooting range!

Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/17/09

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

Western Rifle Shooters Association has the must-read of the day with 'The Second American Revolution Has Begun.'

From Mike Vanderboegh: 'A Liberty Litter of Brand New Bouncing Baby Bullets.'

Armed Citizen has vital reading on what each of us can do about what's wrong with government today.

Billy Beck points to a lesson in futility at the Huffington Post and has a comment or two about it.

John Jacob H posts an informative read on training aids--the chamber insert.

Rev. Kharma has a vital post concerning everything that's happening all at once and why it's happening.

From Standing By: 'What a Wonderful World It Would Be.'

Way Up North provides some key quotes for the day.

Brigid provides essential reading on home security, and yes, guns are part of it.

Pax Parabellum posts a concealed carry roundup special. Take a look!

Tam shares her notes from gun school. Go over there and scroll for the other posts on this subject. Interesting!

The Newbius Papers points to something that we all absolutely need to see.

The Wandering Minstrel has 'four truths about gun laws.'

Sebastian reports that it appears as if we are going to have an anti-gun bigot at OSHA, which will mean trouble in various ways.

Conservative Libertarian Outpost takes to task the New York Daily News over its blatant slant and outright lies against the ObamaCare protesters.

Texas Fred comments on Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's run for Texas Governor.

Say Uncle notes some new 'pants shittin' hysterics' over concealed carry in Tennessee.

Robb Allen blogs on the importance of bringing new shooters to the range.

From Days of our Trailers: 'Just Another Weekend in "Gun Free" Chicago.'

Walls of the City shows us one thing that can happen when a person intent on violence doesn't have a gun. Think lead pipes, tire tools, knives, etc., etc. Take a look.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/29/09

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

Brigid has been doing some reloading and has a great post and photos about it.

David Codrea reports that gun owners in South Africa are safe for now--pending legislation that would make them all unwitting criminals.

Kurt Hofmann delivers the news that a gun range is fighting for survival in the face of relentless legal attacks from the county government.

John Jacob H reminds us that it's ok to say NO! and be proud.

21 Guns Salute re-posts his very first blog essay upon his 1st anniversary as a blogger. Congrats, my friend!

Armed Citizen has a story that I'm always glad to see--a homeowner who shoots an armed home-invader, defending his life, family, and property.

Mindful Musings posts THE must-read quote of the week!

Pax Parabellum reports that North Carolina is destroying blogs and web entrepreneurship. One more example that North Carolina has turned into the California of the South.

Conservative Libertarian Outpost has good reading on piracy and the right to self-defense.

Insight on Freedom reminds us of the importance of inundating the U.S. Senate with demands that they vote NO on the ominous cap-and-trade legislation.

Standing By also has an excellent read on the Obama-Congressional attack on the U.S. economy.

Tam provides interesting reading on CCW in Indiana.

From Sipsy Street Irregulars: 'Why I Own Guns.' Excellent!

Say Uncle posts an NRA-alert for its members in Tennessee.

Nicki has some neat gun photos from Valley Forge in this post.

Sebastian reports that Bob Barr has cut to the chase about the Lautenberg attack on civil rights.

From Days of our Trailers: 'Ammunition Anonymous.'

Texas Fred reports on new police attacks on Iranian protesters and says this is what's coming to America if the government persists in assaulting the rights of citizens.

Walls of the City presents a mega-post on knives, complete with photos.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/11/09

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

David Codrea starts us off today with an absolute must-read entitled, 'Holocaust Museum Shooting Must Not Be Exploited to Erode Liberty.' Once again, the shooting took place in a 'gun free zone.' Wonder how these things keep happening in 'gun free zones!!'

Notoriously Conservative reports the latest environmentalist fraud perpetrated by the Left.

Tam says that Joe Huffman encountered an irrefutable argument in the gun-banners' arsenal. Clear as a bell, right?

Mike McCarville provides the latest on the case of the Oklahoma pharmacist who was charged with 1st degree murder for merely shooting some armed robbers in his store.

Pax Parabellum provides an interesting read on FDR's 1944 State of the Union address in which he actually laid out a 'new' Bill of Rights! One of those forgotten moments in history.

Kurt Hofmann has essential reading today entitled, 'Self-Defense, the UN, and the 2nd Amendment.'

Free in Idaho posts highly informative facts on the nutjob who killed a guard at the Holocaust Museum. It's gonna be hard to link this guy to 'right-wing extremists' once the facts get out.

Say Uncle has the latest on the proposed federal legislation that would ban knives.

Ride Fast and Shoot Straight reports that as it stands now, D.C. will not get gun rights or voting rights.

Nicki has 'a kind word or two' for Paul Helmke and his idiotic comments about the Museum shooting yesterday.

Mr. Completely provides a complete report on the steel challenge championships, with plenty of pics. Just go over there and start scrolling. There are 3 different posts on the events.

From Mike Vanderboegh: 'Ever Ask Yourself Why Neo-Nazis and Mistaken Identities Commit Violent Acts?'

The Wandering Minstrel announces a new History Channel program featuring R. Lee Ermey, 'Gunny's Lock and Load.'

Way Up North provides an excellent read entitled, 'The U.S. Constitution and the End of the Rule of Law.'

Days of our Trailers writes an interesting article on management training for those in the gun community who wish to organize local clubs and organizations.

Texas Fred has the story of a cop who tased a 72-year-old woman in a traffic stop.

Bloviating Zeppelin opines on the fact that now, in the United States of America, a new 'czar' is going to go around telling people, 'You make too much money.' Freakin' commies!

1 With a Bullet reports a rare sight he found in stock at Walmart. Take a look!

Paul Valone presents a must read entitled, 'The Gun Debate (Explained for Liberals).'

John Longenecker reports that 2 patriotic non-profits have closed up shop.

Howard Nemerov posted a great series on 'justifying deadly force.' Just click on his links for the other 2 articles.

Freedom Has a New Flag presents a speech from on the House floor by Congressman Ron Paul. Read it all.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/10/09

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

Brigid stresses the need for having an overall strategy for self-defense in case of a criminal attack. An important read.

Texas Fred reports the highly disturbing news that the Obama Administration is seeking broad powers to regulate executive pay for Wall Street firms, whether they accept bailout money or not.

It's great to see Kurt Hofmann back up and running over at St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner. Today's column is 'Celebrating Gun Rights in the Enemy's Backyard.'

Mike Vanderboegh weighs in on the abominable refusal of the Supreme Court to hear the case of the Chrysler creditors. The rule of law is DEAD in this country!

David Codrea highlights some shocking duplicity on the part of federal agents regarding guns.

Gun Nuts provides a good summary of their radio show last night, which honored some of the most outstanding self-defense heroes. Take a look!

Live From the Upper Texas Gulf Coast blogs on the continued attacks on Sarah Palin by columnist Kathleen Parker. Mean woman syndrome?

Insight on Freedom has a MUST-read entitled, 'Obamacare is On the Way.'

The Rustmeister has the quote of the day on patriotism.

Roberta X posts the info for the Indy Blog Meet in June.

Blogstitution highly recommends that we see this on modern liberalism entitled, 'The Grand Liberal Project.'

Billy Beck provides a provocative read entitled, 'Socialism for Imbeciles.'

Walls of the City shares with us some new toys.

Conservative Libertarian Outpost announces an extravaganza of a gathering in Denver on June 19--the Freedom Underground Pre-ATF Party Nanny State Panel. Take a look for a lineup of some great speakers of national renown.

Tam gives us some good snark today on taxes.

Sebastian reports that 'the Bastard' (what we lovingly call Mayor Bloomberg here at The Liberty Sphere) was the recipient of a political face-slap. I love it!

Robb Allen discusses the myth that 'the militia is no match for tanks.' Take a look.

Alphecca says that the gun amendment has stalled the bill providing for a voting member for D.C. in the Congress.

Mike McCarville writes about a controversial decision by a judge in Oklahoma that gave a child molester only 1 year in prison.

Say Uncle says that the L.A. Times is just hunky-dory with incorporation, well, except for the 2nd Amendment part....

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/11/09

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

Michelle Malkin writes about Obama's 'savior-based economy.' And it ain't religion we're talking about, unless you believe that the cult of Obama-worship is religious.

Atlas provides updates on her story that the U.S. financial crisis was deliberately manufactured. Scroll down through the original post to find the new material and updates. These are explosive revelations.

Gateway Pundit reports that the Obama administration and the Democrats have, indeed, nixed any plans for offshore oil drilling, meaning that our dependence of foreign oil will continue. Expect prices to continue to rise as well.

Politico says that Senator Tom Harkin is the latest Democrat to jump on the bandwagon to silence conservative free speech.

Mike McCarville reports that Senator Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, has ripped into the so-called 'stimulus' bill the Senate just approved. Inhofe voted NO on the measure. Good for him!

David Codrea points to an article that blows the whistle on plans of the current Commie-Nazis in power to seize America's children to serve in the 'jackbooted youth movement' planned by His Highness, the Great O.'

Codrea's Gun Rights Examiner takes a look at a case where someone was arrested for bringing a firearm on campus in Oregon.

Armed and Safe reports some shenanigans in Illinois regarding delays in issuing Firearm Owner ID cards.

Kurt Hofmann's St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner comments on just how easy it is to be designated as a 'possible terrorist' and thus lose your right to carry a gun, now that the Commie-Nazis rule America.

Say Uncle gives us an update on the 'Million Gun Owner March' and notes that Ted Nugent supports it.

Ahab provides a recap and audio of last night's Gun Nuts Radio show.

Tam says that now that Dumbo is in office, the whole world can join hands together and sing 'Kumbaya.'

Sebastian informs us about NRA Board nominations.

Robb Allen posts a VERY interesting contrast-and-compare.

JR has a MUST-read on the 3 turncoat scumbags of the Senate--Specter, Snowe, and Collins.

Western Rifle Shooters Association provides an important read on why Obama's new bailout bill will fail. Read it all.

Nicki posts THE must-read of the day, entitled, 'Damn You.' It perfectly encapsulates the feelings of many of us on what's happening to our country and who is responsible for it.

Walls of the City fired off a letter to the Memphis Commercial Appeal (a newspaper) concerning their decision to publish the names of those licensed for concealed carry. This is great. ALL of us should consider doing the very same thing. We need to stop this violation of privacy.

The Rustmeister has more info on retaliating against the Commercial Appeal. Take a look!

Days of our Trailers has a good example of what happens when government takes over healthcare.

Alphecca reports that President Dumbo has picked yet another anti-gun zealot for his administration.

Armed Citizen has an update on the bill in Congress that will remove term limits just in time to allow Obama to be elected President for life...

Pax Parabellum says that Senator Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, has done us all a favor and listed everything that's in that economic stimulus bill the Senate passed. Hold your nose and have the smelling salts ready.

Conservative Libertarian Outpost provides all of the latest news on the Second Amendment from Dave Kopal's newsletter. Take a look!

Dr. John Lott has picked up on several hidden elements in Obama's stimulus package and is spreading the word. Good!

Brigid at Home on the Range blogs on self-defense. Essential reading!

A Gun in My Pocket

In this day and age I would no more think of venturing out of the house without my gun than I would without my drivers license. It simply goes with the territory.

Most people would have absolutely no idea that in my pocket is a firearm that can inflict deadly harm.

I certainly don't look the part. I am professional, well-dressed and groomed, unassuming, and well-mannered. I am just going about my business in a normal fashion...at the supermarket, the bank, the drug store, and even at church.

But if I am threatened with harm to my person, or if my fellow innocent citizens are thusly threatened, I am fully prepared to respond with as much force as necessary to stop the threat, up to and including using deadly force.

My experience is not really unusual in America. People who carry firearms normally do so unnoticed. They are your neighborhood grocer, your business owner, your insurance agent, your waitress, your doctor, or maybe even your minister. They are normal people who go about their business day by day, never making a big deal over the fact that they are prepared to take action in a threatening situation.

We are not itching for a gun fight or a confrontation with a thug. We will probably take evasive action 9 times out of 10 before we even think about using a firearm.

But if forced to do so out of necessity, we are prepared to take out a perpetrator, a thug, a thief, a rapist, a wife-beater, or anyone else who poses a clear, unmistakable danger to us and to those around us.

And, people within government need to be aware that there are millions of us all across the country. That is a word to the wise among those in government who have designs on robbing the citizens of their right to self-defense. You are going to have to kill millions of us before you get our guns.

Are you prepared for that kind of blood running in the streets?

I am aware that there are many good, decent people working in government who agree with us concerning our basic, fundamental rights. But I also happen to know that within the present government there are malevolent forces that would remove those rights in a heartbeat if they had the power.

To those of you who fall in that group, be assured that we among the armed citizenry stand with the Founders of this nation who believed that firearms gave average citizens the ultimate leverage against tyrannical government. If you are intent on targeting our liberties, you will be met with armed resistance.

Frankly, I hope I never have to fire that gun in my pocket at a human being. In all the years I have been a gunowner, I have been blessed in that regard. I hope that I will never be forced to use that weapon against anyone.

But if I am ever forced to use my weapon against another person, there are 2 things of which you can rest assured: I will not start such a fight, but I will most assuredly finish it.

Wisdom for the Storms Ahead

A statement of advice is found in The Bible which says, 'Be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.'

Very good advice, it would seem, for those who would act and behave with wisdom.

Wisdom is not in knowing that you have the power to act but in knowing when and how to act.

As we face great uncertainty in the coming days with regard to the Constitutional protections of our God-given rights, the issue it seems is not allowing ourselves to react in knee-jerk fashion to every single perceived threat to liberty.

The key issue is to act, not react, in response to actual, verified threats to our safety, our right to self-defense, our right to live peacefully in freedom.

The way of the Timothy McVeigh phenomenon is NOT our way. We want absolutely no harm to come to anyone, except in the case of clear self-defense.

On the other hand, when it comes to defending the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the lives of those we love, and our own lives, we will use the resources and tools the Founding Fathers used to procure and guard liberty.

Our forebears were not blood-thirsty barbarians but men and women of reason. And they left us with a clear heritage that spoke of their high regard for human life and liberty, as well as the means by which to protect life and liberty.

This is an entirely reasonable response to direct encroachments upon human freedom.

So it is today. But we have to be absolutely certain that when we act it is in response to a direct affront.

Read more on this vital issue by clicking here to go to Sipsey Street Irregulars.

Obama Receives Spike in Death Threats

Texas Fred reports on a story from the AP that says Barack Obama has received more death threats than any other President-elect in U.S. history.

It should be noted that ALL Presidents-elect receive these threats after a Presidential election. It comes with the territory.

But what is curious is the fact that Obama has received more than anyone else.

Now let me be very clear about this. Only a nutcase would personally threaten a United States President, Barack Obama included. Such a thing is simply over the top, and 99.99% of Americans, including me, would never even think about participating in such a brazen act.

To be sure, the 56 million Americans who voted against Barack Obama have been very emotional, sometimes heated, in our outrage that someone with Obama's political ideology could actually get elected to the White House.

We can expect the heated debate to continue.

But personal threats?

Deranged and unstable persons can often be pushed over the edge by forceful rhetoric. And the widespread fear of Obama and a Democratic majority in Congress may well have pushed the most unstable among us over the edge to the point of doing something stupid.

In the New Testament, for example, Jesus uses vivid and stunning imagery to describe the importance of avoiding placing oneself in a position to be tempted to do wrong. He said, 'If your hand offends you, cut it off. Better for your hand to burn in hell than your entire body. And if your eye offends you, gouge it out, for better to go to heaven blind than for the whole body to burn in hell.'

The imagery is metaphor, that is, not to be taken literally.

But the emotionally disturbed have been known to read those statements of Jesus and proceed to mutilate themselves, as if doing so will keep them from sin.

Those of us who are Jeffersonian libertarians have often stated that we would never fire the first shot against forces of tyranny who seek to rob us of our rights and property. Tyrannical government will always have to make the first move.

But we will not hesitate to defend ourselves against the forces of anti-freedom who wish to rob us of our guns, our property, our freedom to speak our minds, including engaging in heated political debate, our right to worship as we please, print what we please as citizen journalists, and to assemble to discuss our shared values.

These are clear rights given to all human beings by God and enumerated in and protected by the Constitution of the United States.

But as patriots who love our country and who wish to see ALL human beings free, we would never initiate any harm to anyone unless in self-defense and in response to an overt threat to our lives and liberties.

I write this today in order to differentiate us and what we are about from those who are intent on doing harm to others unprovoked. Strict Constitutionalists believe that murder is evil. We are guided by clear-cut principles, moral principles, that allow killing only under certain specified conditions, self-defense being the primary condition.

The Revolver vs. Semi-Auto Gun Phenom in D.C.

Fresh from its stinging defeat by the U.S. Supreme Court which struck down its gun ban, the District of Columbia quickly put together a new set of local laws governing the issuing of handgun permits.

Perhaps D.C. should have taken a bit longer to implement those new ordinances.

D.C. has specified that in its massive gun registration drive, which it began Thursday morning, that it would only place revolvers under consideration, not semi-automatic handguns.

But semi-automatic handguns are the most popular guns of choice for the millions of Americans who wish to protect themselves easily, cheaply, and expediently.

Nowhere in the Supreme Court ruling did the justices specify a type of handgun that was 'unacceptable.'

No doubt revolvers are wonderful and have stood the test of time. They are less likely to jam and encounter some of the other problems inherent in semi-automatic models.

But they have definite limitations.

In a home invasion involving multiple perpetrators, the limited firing capacity of a revolver may mean the death of the homeowner. With a semi-automatic, the frantic victim can fire off round after round without having to worry about reloading before the thugs are stopped.

To gunnies I am aware this is beneath elementary stuff. But to those who are not into the whys and wherefores of self-defense, these commonsense facts may be elusive. In other words, when it comes to personal protection and safety, the revolver vs. semi-auto issue is a major consideration.

Supposedly Mr. Heller showed up to apply for his license without bringing his handgun with him. D.C. wants to do 'a ballistics test' on each gun it approves.

But this is beside the point. The point is that D.C. has absolutely no legal basis for which to deny citizens the right to purchase, register, and use the handgun of their choice, whether it be semi-automatic or not.

GUN CONTROL: Chicago Worse Than D.C.?

Apparently the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, thinks that the city of Chicago may need him to send in the National Guard to 'get the gun problem under control.'

Blagojevich made the statement just after signing a new law requiring tougher penalties for selling guns to minors.

The National Guard?

What on earth is going on in Chicago?

Surely Chicago's gun violence could be no worse than D.C.'s. Yet even after enacting draconian measures--which the Supreme Court recently struck down--to supposedly 'address the problem,' D.C.'s criminal element exhibited absolutely no more reluctance to use guns in crime than they did before the gun ban was enacted.

Chicago has always been a haven for crime and corruption, even within its political machine. But the National Guard?

When an arm of the U.S. Military is sent in to turn on our own civilians, those Guards immediately become jackbooted thugs whose sole purpose is to beat citizens into submission to government.

I have a better idea, Governor. Why not prosecute criminals both in and out of Chicago's government effectively and turn the average citizens loose to exercise their Constitutional right to self-defense with firearms?

Let a few dozen criminals per weekend be shot to death by armed citizens, and perhaps your crime problem in Chicago would abate.

For more information on Blagojevich's outrageous proposal, click HERE.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/27/08

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

Gateway Pundit says that John McCain hit one out of the ballpark on Monday, while speaking in Denver:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/john-mccain-sen-obama-was-wrong-wanted.html

Gateway also says that Barack 'A Gaffe Per Day' Obama has fouled one up again:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-repeats-auschwitz-gaffe-on.html

Gun Pundit reports that a Dallas homeowner shoots a teenage burglar:
http://www.gunpundit.com/594.php

Gunservatively says that now the mainstream media is complaining about 'wrong bullets':
http://gunservatively.blogspot.com/2008/05/now-its-wrong-bullets.html

Glenn Reynolds says that the Republican leadership is in denial:
http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/019749.php

Monica Crowley provides interesting commentary on Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton:
http://monicamemo.typepad.com/weblog/2008/05/so-much-for-gir.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association provides an update on the Castle Doctrine in the Ohio Senate:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5707

Sebastian points to some important tips for providing first aid on the shooting range:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/27/range-first-aid/

The MUST-read of the day is at the Breda Fallacy, entitled, 'When the Law is Wrong':
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-law-is-wrong.html

David Codrea says that Virginia Governor David Paterson has submitted a package of legislation to limit access to guns:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/sensible-package.html

Take a look at this at Traction Control. It's the 'ATF Travel Pack.' LOL!
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1097

Uncle posts a few range reports from fellow gun-bloggers:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/27/range-reports/

Uncle missed one. JR writes about his day at the range here:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-at-range.html

John Lott reports that the Mayor of Toronto wants to shut down shooting ranges:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/toronto-mayor-wants-to-shut-down.html

Mike McCarville has a VERY interesting read today entitled, 'Is Bill Clinton Losing Touch with Reality?'
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/is-clinton-bill-losing-touch-with.html

Jack Pribek has this nifty gem on the latest antics of Greenpeace activists:
http://pribek.net/2008/05/27/the-comic-stylings-of-greenpeace/

Congress is far more to blame for high oil prices than Big Oil. Read all about it at The Volokh Conspiracy:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_25-2008_05_31.shtml#1211853466

I've always said that so-called 'liberal, mainline Protestant churches' have more in common with Karl Marx and Joseph Stalin than they do with Jesus or the Bible. Now, they are starting a new 'Sanctuary Movement' for illegal aliens. If they are caught, they should be jailed. Michelle Malkin has the story:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/27/the-new-sanctuary-movement-in-mainline-protestant-churches/

Robb Allen reports on the next big trend in firearms:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/05/27/The-next-big-trend-in-firearms.aspx

Alphecca scopes out a stupid column by one of the antis:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=787

Second Amendment News Roundup for 3/3/08

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

The Volokh Conspiracy has an excellent, informative read on Obama and Jewish voters:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_03_02-2008_03_08.shtml#1204378160

Can you imagine armed Canadian troops joining the U.S. military in squelching civil discontent...in AMERICA? Don't look now, but the anti-gun crowd may well have such a plan:
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=403d90d6-7a61-41ac-8cef-902a1d14879d&k=14984

And then there is this frightening piece on the seven steps to revolution, and the author thinks America presently has all seven steps in place for a top-to-bottom violent revolution of 'change':
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/77498/

Red's Trading Post wants to know what John McCain thinks of the ATF since the latest shenanigans of the jackbooted thugs happened in Arizona...also, the no. of firearms dealers in AZ has dropped 75% in recent years:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/03/senator-mccain-so-what-is-your-stance.html

Of Arms and the Law says that trying to figure out who is better on gun rights between Obama and Clinton is like trying to figure out who was better on freedom of expression between Hitler and Stalin. Read the whole thing here:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/03/hillary_v_obama_1.php

Mike McCarville reports that in the latest polls, Obama and Clinton are in a dead-heat in both Texas and Ohio:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/ohio-texas-now-democrat-toss-ups-polls.html

JR at a Keyboard and a .45 has some good news to share about the Lone Star Friends of the NRA dinner over the weekend in Texas:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/03/lone-star-friends-of-nra-dinner-aar.html

These two make quite a pair since Roberta opened up her home to Tam, who has moved to Indianapolis. In this post, Roberta blogs about their shooting outing today:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/03/pop-pop-bang.html

Wow! Look at these female Hollywood stars who vote Republican! Born Again Redneck has the story. Excuse me while I go take a few more looks:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/03/jim-fryar-left-this-comment-under-my.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have an example of some Smith & Wesson pistol 'pop art':
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/03/02/pistol-pop-art/

Robb Allen has a great post on fighting back:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/03/01/To-fight.aspx

Pam Geller at Atlas Shrugs is one of the most effective Jewish voices against the Jihad in the world. She is now facing a potential legal mess for her blog over utilizing her freedom of speech in taking to task a Rabbi who supports HAMAS, of all things!:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/02/weve-got-certif.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/20/08

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

Mike McCarville gives the wrap-up of the Wisconsin primary, where Obama beat Hillary and McCain beat Huckabee:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/obama-mccain-win-wisconsin.html

A Keyboard and a .45 has a good summary of the upcoming Texas primaries from one who lives in Texas:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/02/texas-primaries.html

All American Blogger has essential reading entitled, 'Illegal Immigration and National Security--It Is Worse Than You Know':
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2143/illegal-immigration-and-national-security-it-is-worse-than-you-know/

Of Arms and the Law has Hillary Clinton's undergraduate paper on Saul Alinsky, whom she considered a great role model and who promoted the concept of radical social and political change:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/02/hillary_clinton.php

Alphecca points to the very last word on 'gun free zones,' and you must take a look!:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=647

Armed and Safe has a very interesting and informative read on the state of our rights in Illinois:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/continuing-downward-slide-in-illinois.html

Blogonomicon has this to say about that thoroughly wicked Commie-dictator Fidel Castro's farewell (and yes, I have nothing but contempt for Cuban Commies...I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis all too well):
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/02/immortal-castro.html

According to Born Again Redneck, Obamaniacs have a dream, alright:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/obamaniacs-have-draem.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel blog on the 'muzzle blast' while target shooting:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/19/muzzle-blast/

Glad to see Robb Allen comment on the new microstamping bill in Congress, and he nails it, too:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/02/18/Make-no-mistake-about-it.aspx

Sebastian reports that Hillary Clinton wants a 'gun summit' if she is elected President. Well, hot damn! Just wait till you click on the links Sebastian provides. Then you will see what such a 'summit' would look like:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2713

Squeaky gets political again. I like it. Go read it!:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/02/18/i-guess-i-kind-of-got-carried-away/

The Bitch Girls have the latest from the NRA Board of Directors' meeting:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7872

Breda has provided a valuable service to us all...the original soundtrack to 'Pants Shittin' Hysterics':
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-got-good-beat-and-you-can-dance-to.html

Nicki has another good one entitled, 'Just One More Law':
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-one-more-law.html

Utterly disheartening. So, you think there is no slippery slope in closing the so-called 'mental illness' loophole pertaining to gun rights? Well, now it seems doctors are going to be required to report to the government anyone who has ever even exhibited symptoms of suicide (meaning severe depression), violent behavior, or 'threatening behavior,' whatever the hell that is. This is in addition to those who have been 'institutionalized!' So, now we have gone from those who have been in mental hospitals to those who merely exhibit the symptoms. Read it all here:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/no-haven-in-storm.html

Traction Control reports that someone let the cat out of the bag on the hoax of global warming. Actually, they knew global cooling was coming, and they wanted to restrict economic activity (of the free market nature) before the cooling got here (thus proving what I have always maintained...the movement is political and not scientific):
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=974

Michelle Malkin comments on the major gaffe made by Mrs. Obama, during which she said she had never in her life been proud to be an American until now:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/19/what-michelle-obama-said/

The Volokh Conspiracy reports that the major work entitled, 'The Human Right of Self-Defense' has now been published and is available:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_17-2008_02_23.shtml#1203461912

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/6/08

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

The War on Guns gives us a glimpse of how gun rights activists are viewed by the other side:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-others-see-us.html

David also asks us what have we done in support of Heller against the D.C. gun ban:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-have-you-done-for-heller.html

Nicki at The Liberty Zone comments on the notion of 'the lesser of three evils.' Note her very appropriate assessment of the voting public:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/lesser-of-three-evils.html

Sebastian has some quotations from a pundit who thinks Huckabee was the big winner yesterday:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2619

Say Uncle comments on Super Tuesday and has a prediction for November:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/02/06/after_super_tuesday/

Red's has Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson's response to the Second Amendment case:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/idaho-congressman-mike-simpson-on.html

The MUST-read of the day is over at Blogstitution, where there is an interview with 'Hilldog' on her healthcare proposal:
http://www.blogstitution.com/2008/02/06/hilldog-on-blogstitutionbc-an-interview/

This is great news. Mike McCarville reports that Senators Coburn, Inhofe, DeMint, Chambliss, and others are going after Berkeley, California for their shameful and reprehensible treatment of the U.S. Marines:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/semper-fi-coburn-inhofe-go-after.html

Alphecca believes we are headed for disaster in November, and I tend to agree:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=635

Born Again Redneck calls on McCain to pick Thompson for VP:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/mr-mccain-i-will-not-vote-for-you-if.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have an excellent read on global warming:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/06/facts-we-dont-need-facts-we-have-consensus/

Syd has an excellent post on the human right of self-defense:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/the-human-right-of-self-defense/

Michelle Malkin reports that John McCain will address CPAC--the most powerful conservative political action committee in the country--tomorrow. All eyes will be on McCain to see if he can convince us that he can be trusted on the key issues of grave importance to conservatives:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/06/whats-cooking-at-cpac/

The Volokh Conspiracy points to an overlooked benefit to the conservative distrust of McCain:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_03-2008_02_09.shtml#1202277139

Second Amendment News Roundup for 1/25/08

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

Red's Trading Post has terrific news today. A Judge has denied a summary judgment requested by the BATFE (the ATF), which means that Red's case will move to trial:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/01/breaking-news-judge-denies-atfs-request.html

Gun Owners of America issues an alert that the Bush Administration continues to move toward gun control and needs more pressure to remove its brief in support of the D.C. gun ban:
http://www.gunowners.org/a012508.htm

The Buckeye Firearms Association has an excellent op-ed today entitled, 'Justice for Gun Owners':
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5049

Nicki points to some sharply-worded rhetoric on John McCain, the vast majority of which is 100% correct:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/coulter-rips-mccain.html

Say Uncle has info on a bill in Tennessee that pits the Tennessee Restaurant Association against the NRA:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/25/nra_v_nra/

Sebastian has an intriguing post on conservatives and compromise, along with a quote from Ronald Reagan:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2520

The MUST-read of the day is over at the Bitch Girls...read it all:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7774

Breda reports that an elementary school principal in Cleveland has proposed a gun buy-back program:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/01/crazy-cleveland.html

Guess which Hollywood star wants to go door-to-door confiscating guns and getting rid of the 2nd Amendment? The War on Guns as the story (and by the way, this numbskull star also endorsed John McCain):
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/01/rambo-opens-today_25.html

Tam correctly muses that the right to defend oneself doesn't end at Applebee's doorstep:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/01/right-to-defend-yourself-doesnt-end-on.html

John Lott reports that the Virginia House of Delegates overwhelmingly rejected making their Chamber a gun-free zone:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/01/virginia-house-of-delegates.html

Michelle Malkin blows the lid on McCain's close advisors--meet the birds of a feather who flock together!:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/25/meet-the-open-borders-family-mccain-hernandez-soros-and-the-reform-institute/

Mike McCarville has the latest poll on the GOP race in Florida:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/01/spr-mccain-romney-tied-in-florida.html

Alphecca reports that the Philadelphia Mayor and City Council have decided to disobey the law when it comes to guns, rather than go after the criminals:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=619

Alphecca also says that Nebraska is getting ready to unleash a new round of gun control legislation:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=620

Armed and Safe has a positive update on the proposed Cook County gun ban:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/wow-you-guys-work-fast.html

Dustin's Gun Blog has an important update on Arizona legislation to remove the ban on CCW in schools:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/az-legislation-to-remove-ban-on-ccw.html

Second Amendment News Roundup for 1/7/08

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

Michelle Malkin is reporting that GOP Presidential hopeful Duncan Hunter will be making a major announcement today at 2 PM concerning his campaign. If he drops out of the race, the question will be, who will he endorse? My hunch is it will be Fred Thompson, but I could be wrong:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/07/duncan-hunter-to-make-an-announcement/

As we reported yesterday, Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Clinton in New Hampshire. Mike McCarville wonders if Hillary's campaign has lost its focus:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-clintons-campaign-losing-its-focus.html

Alphecca has a 'right on the money' cartoon editorial on the New Hampshire primary:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=595

Alphecca also has some ominous gun control news out of Cook County, Illinois:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=593

Armed and Safe has GREAT news! The Bloomberg Coalition to Rob Citizens of Their Rights can't get anyone to notice them anymore:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/mayors-against-illegal-guns-cant-get.html

Blogonomicon has an interesting vintage gun ad from the year 1958:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/01/saturday-vintage-gun-ad-1958-lyman.html

Born Again Redneck has the MUST-read of the day on Mike Huckabee's mess he has created for the GOP:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/01/gops-time-for-choosing.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel blog on good food and good weapons, with a picture to boot:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/01/06/sunday-brunch/

D.C. filed its brief on time Friday in the Heller case before the Supreme Court. Of Arms and the Law has a .pdf on the thing if you are interested in reading the entire brief:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/01/dc_files_oarker.php

Tam provides good reading today on politics:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/01/random-political-stuff.html

Sebastian has important information on the NRA and ATF reform:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2329

As everyone knows by now, The Liberty Sphere has endorsed Fred Thompson for President. This in NO way means we do not like Ron Paul or some of the other candidates. Ron Paul's exclusion from the N.H. debate was idiotic. The War on Guns has more:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/01/rasmussen-reports-ron-tied-for-third-in.html

Nicki says that there are wet panties and soiled shorts in Boston. Here is the reason:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/time-to-wet-panties-in-boston.html

John Lott reports on how that numbskull Bloomberg may use his billions to get around campaign finance reform should he launch his idiotic bid for the White House as an independent:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-op-ed-bloomys-billions-reforms.html

Here's proof that a young fool only becomes an old fool. Former Democratic Presidential nominee (from 1972) George McGovern just keeps running his mouth and proving the point. The Volokh Conspiracy has the story:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_01_06-2008_01_12.shtml#1199673472

The Buckeye Firearms Association posts excellent reading today on how the government is gradually making all of us criminals:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4124.html

L. Neil Smith has part two of his series at Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership:
http://www.jpfo.org/smith/smith-mess-02.htm

From the NRA: Fighting for Self-Defense Rights in Georgia:
http://www.nraila.org/hb89/

Traction Control blogs on 'shiny bores and well-oiled actions':
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=895

Breda posts her most recent shooting range report:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/01/range-report.html

Robb Allen notes the results of Michigan's increase in gun permits:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/01/06/Well-thats-usually-how-it-works.aspx

Oscar Poppa posts an article on the growing Police State in this country:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=838

Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/11/07

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

The Volokh Conspiracy has essential reading today on Mike Huckabee vs. dual citizens:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_09-2007_12_15.shtml#1197356514

From the NRA: Sheriff Ken Furlong has misled Nevada gun owners:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3309

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership has an interview with Len Savage on the latest atrocities committed by the ATF:
http://www.jpfo.org/alerts/alert20071211.htm

The Buckeye Firearms Association comments on the ban by the state of Ohio on church members defending lives at services of worship:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4086.html

From Michelle Malkin: 'Hillary and the Truth--Like Oil and Water':
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/12/11/hillary-and-the-truth-like-oil-and-water/

John Lott posts Jeanne Assam, in her own words, on how she stopped the deranged church killer:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/12/jeanne-assam-on-how-she-stopped.html

Tam has the quote of the day:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/12/quote-of-day_11.html

Snow Flakes in Hell points to some vital information on the history of guns in church. (Hint--at one time in our history it was considered a matter of routine for men to carry their guns in church):
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2115

Red's Trading Post has the written response of B. Hussein Obama to the possibility of Mikey Sullivan's confirmation as head of the ATF:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/12/barack-obama-response-on-atf.html

Sharp as a Marble takes us on a trip to Thug University, and it is well worth the time to explore it:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/12/11/Thug-University.aspx

Squeaky reports that the coroner has ruled that the church shooter died by his own gun. This is a clear attempt to keep an ordinary armed citizen from getting any recognition or gratitude:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2007/12/11/i-call-bullshit/

Breda has a link to a Viet Nam vet who saw the whole thing at the church and says that it was Jeanne Assam who stopped the killer, contrary to the revisionism of the coroner!:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/12/chick-with-gun-and-prayer.html

Should this man be disarmed? Read the story at The Liberty Zone:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/12/hmmm-what-say-you-paul-helmke.html

The MUST-read of the day is at The War on Guns, and it is entitled, 'The Road to Hell':
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/12/road-to-hell.html

Traction Control has a link to the video of Colorado's hero in action:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=844

A Keyboard and a .45 provides an entry from the dumb crook files:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/12/from-dumb-crook-files.html

You absolutely HAVE to see this over at the Adventures of Roberta X:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/12/whirled-poly-ticks.html

Alphecca lowers the boom on Mike Huckabee:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=568

Born Again Redneck gives the best reason of all to nip the Huckabee surge in the bud before it goes any further:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2007/12/poll-huckabee-would-lose-to-top.html

Armed and Safe blasts a freakin' g-d idiot in Australia who belittles Americans for our rights:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/advice-from-land-of-kangaroos.html

Dustin's Gun Blog posts a Christmas greeting that has Santa contending for the right of teachers to carry guns in schools, for the protection of the children:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/santas-gift-safety-for-our-children-in.html

Of Arms and the Law informs us of a move to pass laws that would make gun-free zones liable for the mayhem that occurs on the premises due to their ban on self-defense:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/self_defense/index.php

Second Amendment News Roundup for 11/30/07

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

Roberta X has the MUST-read of the day on the nanny state, parenthood, and the nurse dilemma:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/11/nurse-dilemna.html

Mike McCarville links to an article that takes to task the blogosphere due to its rhetoric:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/blogospheres-rhetoric-rubs-him-wrong.html

A Keyboard and a .45 has a good article on staying safe during the holidays:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/11/stay-safe.html

Alphecca has an article from Harvard University that will make you sick and angry. Take a look at what our fine 'intellectuals' think of our rights:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=549

Armed and Safe reports that Cook County, Illinois slides further into the abyss:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/11/cook-county-illinois-slides-little.html

Say Uncle writes that Paul Helmke has commentary on the GOP debate the other evening in this PSH alert:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/11/30/psh_alert_the_humor_comes_after/

Snow Flakes in Hell says that the antis are getting desperate:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2024

Squeaky blogs on trying to find the positive. Hang in, Squeaks. You have lots of friends here:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2007/11/29/trying-to-find-the-positive/

Breda posts some great observations on crime and self-defense:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/11/minutes-away.html

The War on Guns posts pertinent info on the stance of the various states' Attorneys-General on the Heller case:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/11/more-on-state-ags.html

Tam is reaming the RINOS today:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-amazing-pack-of-scoundrels.html

Oscar Poppa points to a massive firearms raid in an area where they are supposed to be banned. Hmmm:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=811

We are in a dangerous state of affairs when Congress seems to have no power over government agencies. Red's has the story:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/11/is-congress-powerless-to-atf.html

John Lott has Rush Limbaugh's take on Fred Thompson, along with a new YouTube video by the Thompson campaign:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/11/rush-limbaughs-take-on-last-nights.html

Gun Law News has some legal questions that need to be answered on various gun laws:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/News/texas113007-2.html

The Volokh Conspiracy has this gem on Ron Paul vs. Barack Obama:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_11_25-2007_12_01.shtml#1196438813

Second Amendment News Roundup for 11/16/07

Images courtesy of A Human Right.

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

Michelle Malkin presents her riveting take on the Democratic debate last night, including video clips and comments about CNN, the candidates, and the citizens who asked questions:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/15/what-happens-in-vegas/

Gun Law News informs us of an unusual development in the D.C. v. Heller case:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/News/heller111607-2.html

The Volokh Conspiracy comments on the Barry Bonds indictment. Baseball has always been a game of integrity, at least up until the modern era. If Bonds is convicted, his 'record' needs to be made null and void, because that will mean he was using steroids while supposedly 'beating' Henry Aaron's homerun record:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_11_11-2007_11_17.shtml#1195229570

My favorite intellectual, Dr. Walter Williams, professor of economics at George Mason University, has this MUST-read on tax cuts and class warfare:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/07/congressionalandleftistlies.htm

Squeaky points to a great video clip of an imbecile (CORRECTION--the video is the RESPONSE to the imbecile...so sorry)...one who claims that government should have a monopoly on force:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2007/11/16/great-slideshow-alert/

The Bitch Girls highlight some safety issues with hunters in Kentucky:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7607

Breda writes about a lover of liberty who was imprisoned in North Korea:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/11/liberty-or-death.html

Nicki presents disturbing information on a federal judge who ignores clear law concerning firearms:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/11/gun-laws-confront-legal-challenges.html

Nicki also has a good read entitled, 'Defending Home and Self':
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/11/defending-home-and-self.html

Tam posts an entry from the early days of her blog--comments on the Brady gang:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/11/dont-you-hate-reruns.html

Oscar Poppa has a few quips about global warming:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=785

Say Uncle has the quote of the day, and it's a good one:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/11/16/quote_of_the_day-179/

Robb Allen needs a roommate for the 2A blog bash in Louisville:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/11/16/Wanted--Louisville-Roommate.aspx

We all know John Edwards is a barefaced liar. Sebastian shows us an example:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1935

Mike McCarville reports that Senator Tom Coburn, R-OK, has ripped into the Senate for lack of debate on an important issue:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/coburn-rips-senate-for-lack-of-debate.html

It seems the Philadelphia police commissioner lives in la-la land. A Keyboard and a .45 has the story:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/11/police-commissioner-sylvester-johnson.html

The Adventures of Roberta X blogs on 'the mood escalator':
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/11/mood-escalator.html

Alphecca reports that the NAACP now contends that if you defend yourself, it's racist:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=527

Armed and Safe says that even more Illinois counties have passed pro-Second Amendment resolutions:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/11/more-illinois-counties-pass-pro-second.html

Blogonomicon points to commentary on Michael Sullivan that every gun owner should read:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2007/11/but-hes-only-enforcing-existing-laws.html

Dustin's Gun Blog points to a 'gun-free zone' editorial that is excellent reading:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/great-gun-free-zone-editorial-by-alan.html

The most beautiful blond on earth, Blonde Sagacity, posts commentary on the ACLU:
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2007/11/aclu-watch.html

By the way, if you happen to be traveling to the Carolinas, South Carolina in particular, here are some restaurant recommendations, scenic drives, and reputable car dealerships (if you are moving here):
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2007/11/best-of-carolina-part-one.html