McCain's Resilience

Like him or loathe him, you have to hand it to GOP Presidential candidate John McCain--the man is the epitome of resilience.

Countless are the times that political pundits, the news media, and the general public have counted him out, giving him up for dead. Yet he keeps coming back stronger than ever.

No one knows this any better than this writer.

From the start I thought the McCain candidacy was a terrible idea, and I gave him absolutely no chance of winning the GOP nomination. I had even written at one time, 'McCain will never be President.'

I am not so sure about that anymore.

When the candidate was fresh out of cash and had laid off most of his campaign staff, I was one of the first to say it was all over for McCain. But in a very short period of time the candidate was raising money again and winning some primaries.

First thing you know, he was at the top of the heap with more delegates than any of his GOP rivals. And even more money started rolling in.

When McCain went over the top with more than enough delegates to secure the nomination, he was being written off by most pundits and reporters who claimed he was 'too old,' or 'too closely tied to Bush' (what a laugh!), or that 'he is so lackluster when compared to the "rock star" candidate.'

But the rock star never really caught on the way the Left wanted everyone to believe he would.

Despite female news media groupies, large crowds that chant to him as if he is a god, and the unanimous adoration of the news media, Obama has failed to garner a 50% preference in national polls, though he had led McCain for weeks on end.

And even after the rock star candidate went to Europe to greet the praises and swoons of the masses who never really knew how to pick leaders (they gave us Chamberlain in England, Hitler in Germany, and Mussolini in Italy), Obama still could not manage to gain a 50% approval in polls here at home.

In fact, Obama has actually slipped since he returned from Europe.

For the very first time during this campaign, a general poll of registered voters shows that Obama and McCain are tied, dead-even. But when polls are taken of likely voters, McCain is in the lead by 4 percentage points.

Those same polls show that Obama is struggling with the very groups he needs to win--white women, retirees, and blue-collar white males. And with that, the candidate is struggling in some of the battleground states and even in some states that traditionally go to the Democrat.

In addition, McCain reached a new threshhold in the campaign that spells trouble for Obama. McCain is now the most popular destination for the YouTube set.

Gee, I thought that only rock starts and Paris Hilton groupies got all the attention on YouTube.

This was not supposed to happen. With gasoline hitting 4 bucks a gallon a few weeks ago and
food prices rising, along with the housing and mortgage crunch, and an unpopular President who has presided over an unpopular war, under normal conditions Obama would be ahead of McCain by double-digits.

Yet the candidate still has not reached that all-important 50% mark in voter preference.

To be sure, Obama is a seriously flawed candidate. So is Hillary Clinton. But the explanation for the the McCain surge goes far beyond the problems with his opponents. McCain's almost mythical tendency to rise from the ashes of defeat is a story that resonates with the American public.

His candidacy mirrors his story as a young fighter pilot who was captured, imprisoned, and tortured by the Viet Cong. Who would have expected his survival?

Yet somehow McCain managed to return from the ashes of near-death. He is still doing that in his political career.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 7/17/08

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

Human Events has two excellent articles worth reading today. The first points out that the GOP has a grand-slam homerun on its hands with the drill here, drill now issue on oil...IF McCain will seize upon it effectively. The second has a new Electoral College analysis that shows McCain and Obama separated by only 8 electoral votes.

The Muslims Against Sharia Blog reports that Jihadist moles have infiltrated the federal government.

JR at a Keyboard and a .45 reminds us that Sebastian over at Snow Flakes in Hell has started a Gun Blog Rifle League with monthly matchups. Click on the link for info and how to sign up.

David Codrea provides more commentary on the Governor of Illinois' proposal for sending in the National Guard to get gun crime under control in Chicago.

Armed and Safe points out yet another innocuous sounding group that is into citizen disarmament.

Blogonomicon announces that the dramatization of Patrick Henry's 'Give me liberty...' speech can be purchased on DVD. The film is called Give me Liberty. (h/t to David Codrea). CORRECTION! Actually, I think the name of the DVD is The Charge of the Light Brigade, which contains a short feature entitled, Give Me Liberty.

Alphecca reports that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick intends to get rid of pesky gun owners. His plan is to force them into submission using the 'we'll fee you to death' scheme, which is what Massachusetts is known for doing anyway with regard to taxes and fees.

Roberta X provides some prudent insight for gunnies in a piece entitled, 'Your House is Not a Free-Fire Zone.'

Michelle Malkin has several items of great interest today. First, Jessie Jackson dropped the N-word bomb on Obama in that now-infamous tape on Fox News. No wonder they didn't want to show all of it. Second, we get a realistic picture of what we can expect from the traveling Obamedia--female journalists who act as groupies. And third, Malkin reports that an intellectually challenged speaker at the NAACP contends that Barack Obama was 'lynched by the cartoon on the New Yorker.'

John Lott reports that Obama has told yet another whopper of a barefaced lie concerning his position on gun rights, and Lott has the proof.

The Western Rifle Shooters Association has the MUST-read of the day on something that was NOT reported in the mainstream media--China and Mexico held a big summit. Just wait till you see what the Mexican President had to say about the Commies!

Breda at The Breda Fallacy has become a much-beloved gunnie and advocate for gun rights. Here she writes of her hands-on training with her husband, and her philosophy of 'learning by doing.'

Sebastian posts his first in a series of commentary on 'civil disengagement.' An interesting read!

Robb Allen shows us a good photo of the firearm he will be using during his trip to Blackwater.

Say Uncle says that Dick Heller, the man who is responsible for the eventual slap-down of the D.C. gun ban, may now have good reason to sue D.C. again!

Mike McCarville reports that the 3 fawning network news anchors will be accompanying Barack Obama on his trip to Iraq.

The Smallest Minority posts a cartoon that you absolutely MUST see on Nancy Pelosi's opposition to oil drilling here at home.

Gateway Pundit provides details on how the terrorist organization Hezbollah mutilated the bodies of dead Israeli soldiers.

Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs has much more on this outrage. Read it all.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 5/19/08

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

Xrlq has a complete NRA Convention rundown (h/t to Say Uncle):
http://xrlq.com/2008/05/18/nra-convention-post-mortem/

Uncle has this roundup of the NRA Con from various bloggers, including videos and a list of attendees:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/19/nra-con-round-up/

Uncle also reminds us that McCain is the only candidate to state he does not support a ban on any weapon because of cosmetics:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/05/19/important-bit-from-mccains-speech/

Roberta X offers her comments on the Convention here:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/05/home-from-nra.html

Squeaky has photos from the Convention...just click on her link:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/05/18/photos-are-up/

Squeaky also posts a photo of Tam sending a message to Breda:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/05/19/to-breda-from-tam/

Sebastian blogs on his big disappointment with the McCain speech at the Convention:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/05/18/mccain-dissapointment/

Mike McCarville reports that Dan Boren has been elected to the NRA Board:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/dan-boren-elected-to-nra-board-of.html

Here's JR's NRA Convention report, and it's a bit different than the rest. Give it a read:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/back-in-texas.html

JR posts a picture he took of his lovely 'V' as she gets an autographed copy of Oliver North's book:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/05/vs-highlight-of-day.html

Tam gives a well-deserved 'thank-you' to Bitter Bitch for organizing and promoting the gun bloggers bash at the NRA Convention:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/05/big-nra-convention-report.html

Traction Control has the complete scoop on the U.S. soldier who has gotten into a pickle over using the Koran for target practice:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=1084

David Codrea at War on Guns has Part 4 of 'Down the Rabbit Hole' (and links to the first 3 parts) on the Olofson case:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/05/down-rabbit-hole-part-iv.html

Armed and Safe writes about the attempt to rein in the BATFE in the 'Fairness in Firearms Testing Act', H.R. 1791:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/fairness-in-firearm-testing-or-shining.html

This is getting to be absolutely ridiculous. Michelle Obama states that she is ashamed of America while out on the campaign trail. The Tennessee GOP used the video of it to show how bitter and hate-filled the Obamas are toward America. Now Barack is saying they were 'low class' for doing so. Sorry, bud, but if you are going to put your wife on the campaign trail and she spouts anti-American hatred, then she is fair game for criticism. Michelle Malkin has the update:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/19/the-proud-obamas-lash-back/

WTF!!!!???? Now, it seems ass-clown Obama thinks we need the approval of the rest of the world to heat up our homes to 72 degrees in winter. This guy is completely NUTS. John Lott has the story:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-thinks-that-we-need-approval-of.html

The Volokh Conspiracy observes that the nuclear power industry stands to gain from the imposition of carbon controls:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_18-2008_05_24.shtml#1211196493

Second Amendment News Roundup for 3/26/08

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

Just wait till you see this! Michelle Malkin has more on the Hillary lies, including a claim by the candidate that she tried to join the Marines...and the Clinton Ladies Intervention Team (C.L.I.T.) continues to make excuses:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/26/tuzla-and-truth-deprivation/

The Buckeye Firearms Association has an interesting article today on the fact that employers are increasingly a major threat to 2nd Amendment rights:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5540

Breda posts a realistic view of the reading habits of Americans, but the thing I wanted you to see was what she quoted from Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), and it is a quite sobering quote of the day:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/03/oh-you-silly-librarian.html

David Codrea blogs about Clayton Cramer's bid for the Idaho State Senate:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/03/running-man.html

Mike McCarville reports on the deepening split in the Democratic Party:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/gallup-democratic-party-split-deepens.html

Roberta X informs us of another rape of the First Amendment, this time in Indiana:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/03/first-amendment-wha-dat.html

Alphecca has the story on THIS: A rival brief, signed by 18 Democratic members of Congress, counters that lawmakers long have had the right to regulate — and ban — “the use and possession of certain weapons.”
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=694

Blogonomicon has the story that illustrates, 'A firearm is not a substitute for a cordless drill':
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/03/rule-five.html

Sebastian points to a Cam Edwards piece about warrantless, voluntary searches in D.C. and Boston:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/26/voluntary-searches

Robb Allen disagrees with the NRA's support of a firearms bill in Florida:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/03/26/Ill-probably-forfeit-my-wheelbarrow-of-cash-for-this.aspx

Say Uncle reports that CNN is at it again with it's anti-gun bias, along with the help of an ATF agent:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/03/26/cnn_kicks_out_the_anti-gun_bias_with_the_help_of_atf/

Of Arms and the Law has the MUST-read of the day on the clarity of the 2nd Amendment:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/03/comment_on_clar.php

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have the complete scoop on the story that California is considering ammo sales restrictions:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/03/25/california-contemplating-ammunition-sales-restrictions/

Born Again Redneck presents us with a highly interesting piece of info that indicates the level of support John McCain is getting from Democrats:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-my-email-gallup-poll-sizable.html

When McCain Does THIS

Whenever John McCain opens his mouth concerning immigration, conservatives get very nervous. And this time, they have good reason to be.

McCain decided that he should speak on the subject of open borders today, at the very time during the campaign when he is riding high in the polls.

My hunch is that he will lose some ground after his remarks today.

The GOP Presidential nominee blamed the defeat of Rep. Jim Oberweis on his tough immigration stance. This is blatantly false, and McCain knows it.

Americans overwhelmingly and consistently support tough immigration laws that stick--a fact that McCain never quite caught onto, despite his claim of 'seeing the light' following his shellacking by voters back in the summer.

Prediction: If McCain continues to show conservatives that he is not genuine in his claim of opposing open borders, he WILL lose the election to a dangerous Socialist.

Advice to the candidate: Take your medicine, repudiate your former views completely on immigration, and then keep your darn mouth shut about it!

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/27/08

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

Traction Control offers some good words about the profit motive, and how the world is a much better place because people are motivated to make money:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=985

David Codrea presents this riveting piece on Barack Obama, which I will designate as the MUST-read of the day:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/guest-editorial-assassination.html

And then Nicki has the second MUST-read of the day as she shows us that the U.S. has finally succeeded in raising an entire generation with the IQs of idiots:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/nation-of-idiots.html

John Lott reports that one of the most respected political tracking organizations in the world is now daily tracking the U.S. Presidential race in terms of popular vote and electoral vote (should the election be held today):
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/02/rasmussenreportscom-starts-daily.html

Gun Law News has provided a comprehensive look at the Obama record from his time in the Illinois legislature, and gun owners have plenty about which to be worried:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Federal-Politics/ob022608-2.html

Squeaky says that the state of Montana is threatening to secede from the Union if the Supreme Court upholds the D.C. gun ban:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/02/26/let-the-free-state-project-have-new-hampshire/

Sebastian has the quote of the day via Say Uncle via DirtCrashr:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/26/quote-of-the-day-31/

Mike McCarville reports on poll that shows Clinton and Obama in a dead-heat in Texas, just 7 days prior to the big March 4 primary:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/poll-obama-clinton-neck-and-neck-in.html

Armed and Safe has a great read entitled, 'Are Hawaii Police Officers Terrorists?':
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/are-hawaii-police-officers-terrorists.html

Blogstitution has some very appropriate commentary, and some scientific facts from this very year, concerning 'global cooling deniers' (the past year has seen the largest snow cover on earth since the year 1966):
http://www.blogstitution.com/2008/02/25/im-sick-and-tired-of-this/

Born Again Redneck says that Alaska's conservative Republican Governor Sarah Palin would be an excellent choice as McCain's running mate:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/sarah-palin-for-vp.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel blog on the Pelican Carrying Case, Model 1450--a carrying case for multiple small firearms:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/24/off-to-the-range-in-the-new-pelican-case/

Michelle Malkin has the blow-by-blow from the Democratic Debate tonight between Osama-'Bama and the Hildabeast:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/26/yep-another-democrat-debate/

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/11/08

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


The Volokh Conspiracy has issued a primer on a series of briefs filed in D.C. vs. Heller before the U.S. Supreme Court. I will list links to them all, which were posted yesterday and today:

Law Enforcement Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202755023

The 'Failed State' Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202690921

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202671943

The Nelson Lund Brief:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_10-2008_02_16.shtml#1202630795

The Buckeye Firearms Association has an important article on the unarmed homeowner vs. armed home invaders--at the mercy of animals:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5417

Gun Law News says that there were 19 briefs filed in support of D.C. There are already 23 briefs filed in support of Heller, and that number is growing. Take a look:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/News/heller021108-2.html

Interesting. Of Arms and the Law has an example of hypocrisy within the gun control movement, and it is a high profile example!:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/02/the_quintessenc.php

Well well well. Red's reports that Richard Durban, one of the most rabid anti-gun bigots in Congress, is supporting Sullivan as head of the BAFTE (Bush and Durban in tandem):
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-gun-illinois-senator-richard.html

Say Uncle submits the dumbest bit of anti-gun reporting he's ever heard:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/02/11/dumbest_bit_of_anti-gun_reporting_ive_heard/

Robb Allen has an interesting read today concerning 'reasoned discourse':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/02/11/Reasoned-Discourse-at-the-Alligator.aspx

Wow. Take a look at this beaute. Sabastian has a pic of the firearm he gave to Bitter Bitch for her birthday. Hey, bub, if this doesn't seal the deal with her, I'd marry you myself just get that gun! (j/k):
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2645

Bitter has another pic of that lovely birthday firearm:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7825

Nicki blogs about the latest shooting in a 'gun-free zone':
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-gun-free-school-zone-shooting.html

David Codrea has some highly disturbing information on an outfit called 'The Infragard'--a group of 23,000 reps of private industry who are working with the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security, who have orders to 'shoot to kill' in the event that martial law is declared in the U.S.:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/snitch-militia.html

In case you haven't already seen it, Traction Control has Part II of his litmus test for the single-issue voter:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=962

Tam blogs on the latest antics of the world's favorite monster down in Venezuela:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/02/pugsley-pitches-snit.html

OK, folks, now I am hopping mad. How much longer do we have to endure Bush???? He has just proposed a 1.4 billion dollar aid package for Mexico to secure its southern border with Central America! DAMN! The betrayer won't even secure OUR OWN southern border! I used to love George W. Bush back in 2001-2005. Now he is anathama:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/11/the-white-house-wants-a-14-billion-stimulusnational-security-packagefor-mexico/

Michelle Malkin also has an update on the douchbag Mayor of Toledo, Ohio who threw out the Marines. It seems the members of the City Council aren't too pleased:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/11/berkeley-of-the-midwest-update-toledo-council-members-call-on-mayor-to-apologize/

John Lott says that there is an interesting rumor afloat which contends that Mike Huckabee will drop out of the Presidential race to run for the U.S. Senate from Arkansas:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/02/rumor-huckabee-will-drop-out-of.html

Mike McCarville has a thorough examination of Hillary Clinton's curious campaign loan. Read it all:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/hillarys-curious-campaign-loan.html

JR writes about his day at the range on Sunday:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/02/day-at-range.html

All American Blogger has some interesting satire on John McCain and Hillary Clinton:
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2127/sen-john-mccain-endorses-hillary-for-democratic-nomination/

Alphecca reams the douchbags who write for the Daily Herald of Illinois on their revisionist history:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=638

Armed and Safe has the question of the day for the McCain campaign (and it will in all likelihood remain unanswered):
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/so-why-hasnt-mccain-signed-on.html

Being a part of the 'brotherhood of the briar,' I am always interested in Blogonomicon's take on various pipes and tobaccos. Here is a post for those of you who are interested in pipe smoking:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/02/ruminations-on-pipe-tobacco.html

Born Again Redneck has some advice for those of us who are anti-McCain. It's ok...I can take my medicine, but I never stopped reading Redneck's blog just because he endorsed McCain when Thompson dropped out. We all have our reasons for the positions we take:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/advice-for-anti-mccainites.html

OK, I just had to do it. This has nothing to do with guns or politics. Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have one of the most beautiful dogs on earth, and, being a dog man myself, I just had to share this pic with you....just look at that face and those eyes:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/08/our-family-bear/

Text of McCain's Remarks: Did He Succeed?

The following link will take you to the complete text of John McCain's remarks before CPAC this afternoon.

Did he succeed in addressing the issues most important to conservatives? Did he say enough to satisfy the concerns of conservatives?

I will leave that to your judgment.

As for me, I would say it is a mixed bag...but I was slightly encouraged.

Click here for the text of the speech:
http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nays/2008/2/7/Text-of-John-McCains-CPAC-Remarks

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/7/08

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

Red's Trading Post got hit with yet another ATF-jackbooted thug audit yesterday, in spite of the fact that a Judge recently ruled against the ATF (can we say yet again that the BATFE (ATF) is totally out of control?):
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-day-another-atf-audit.html

Ryan also gives us a report on his trip to the Shot Show in Las Vegas where he was able to speak with some highly influential people in the gun rights movement:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-adventures-at-shot-show.html

JR at A Keyboard and a .45 protested the banning of CHL holders at the Fort Worth Stock Show this past weekend:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/02/fort-worth-stock-show.html

Mike McCarville reports that Mitt Romney has ended his bid for the White House:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/romney-to-suspend-campaign.html

Roberta X points to an explanation as to why the Electoral College is good for America:
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-electoral-college-is-good.html

All American Blogger gives us an update on Ron Paul's campaign in light of the recent developments within the GOP:
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2100/ron-paul-is-hanging-in-there/

Armed and Safe says that apparently some Florida lawmakers want gun dealers to be able to read minds:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/florida-to-require-gun-dealers-to-have.html

Blogonomicon reports that he finally got a response to his letter to his representative concerning urging the Bush Administration to withdraw its brief in support of the D.C. gun ban:
http://blogonomicon.blogspot.com/2008/02/yeah-sure-whatever.html

Although I really detest John McCain, Born Again Redneck has an article that is worth reading which spells out in clear detail the vast differences between McCain and either Hillary or Obama. Sort of makes McCain look a great deal more palatable:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/bennett-on-mccain.html

John Lott has some specifics on McCain's voting record through the years:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/02/mccains-voting-record.html

Dustin's Gun Blog says that the SAF has a gun rights pledge that it is asking all of the Presidential candidates to sign:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/saf-presidential-candidate-gun-rights.html

Syd reports that gun rights icon Ray Chapman has died at the age of 79:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/news/ray-chapman-has-died/

Guess what is killing more people than guns in the U.S., other than auto accidents. David Hardy has the startling news that it is drug overdoses. This is startling because it never gets reported in the news:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/02/drug_ods_killin.php

The Volokh Conspiracy has info on the brief for the Respondent that was filed on Monday in the D.C. vs. Heller case:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_03-2008_02_09.shtml#1202366725

Gun Law News reports that the House is attempting to reign in the BAFTE once again with H.R. 4900:
http://www.gunlawnews.org/Analysis/hr4900020708-2.html

The Buckeye Firearms Association says that the perfect storm for gun owners is brewing on the horizon...read it all:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5365

Our own Nicki at The Liberty Zone is attending CPAC for a couple of days...in fact, John McCain is scheduled to speak just about now....I'm sure Nicki is prepared for the ensuing nausea:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/blogging-hiatus-for-day-or-two.html

In case you haven't seen this yet, Squeaky has some astute and humorous political commentary: http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/02/05/victory-for-common-sense/

Wanna know what a police state does? Then read Traction Control's post on what's going on in Washington State:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=958

Once you read this at The Bitch Girls, you will understand why Florida had such mass confusion on Election Day in 2000:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7820

Breda reports yet another casualty of the 'gun-free zone.' The husband of a school teacher went to her school and shot her:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/02/gun-free-zone-for-children.html

The War on Guns reports that Hillary Clinton's campaign is in deep financial trouble:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/5-million.html

Say Uncle laughed out loud at THIS one concerning McCain. Read it and click on the link:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/02/07/i_laughed_outloud/

Robb Allen announces that he is officially a member of the 'Triangle of Death':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/02/07/Guess-what-I-am-now-officially-a-part-of.aspx

Sebastian announces that the NRA has filed a brief in the D.C. vs. Heller case. He also has the link where you can read the whole thing:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2630