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 11/28/07

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


Mike McCarville has a most interesting article on the potential of nuclear power:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/nuclear-powers-potential-outlined-to.html

A Keyboard and a .45 says that the pink gun phenomenon has hit Texas in a big way:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/11/pink-guns-make-news.html

The Adventures of Roberta X has been busy of late. She shares her work with us here (I sort of have the feeling that she is a secret operative of some sort):
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/11/result-of-our-efforts.html

Alphecca points out the disingenuousness of B. Hussein Obama on gun rights:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=544

Alphecca also has this little item from the President of the Brady Gang to rob citizens of their Constitutional Rights:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=545

Good for Fred! I like to see a guy stand up for who he is, especially to the intellectually-challenged talking heads of the news media. Born Again Redneck has the story:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2007/11/fred-thompson-on-hannity-show.html

Say Uncle says that a local politician has taken a swipe at us bloggers:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/11/28/a_second/

Robb Allen gives us the latest on his mother's treatments for cancer. Our prayers are with her:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/11/28/Day-104--The-second-treatment.aspx

Snow Flakes in Hell provides excellent commentary on how the Second Amendment gets treated by state and local governments:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2010

Virginia is cutting jobs that help the unemployed get jobs. That's because Virginia's unemployment rate is down to 2.8%. But the mainstream media isn't celebrating. The Bitch Girls have the story:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7659

Nicki at The Liberty Zone reports that Granny has used a gun to stop a 'Ma Barker' and her son. Good goin', Granny!:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/11/you-go-granny.html

Remember how I've been telling you about the Che Guevara rage on college campuses, as campus leftists have made the murdering Commie subversive a hero? Well, you will appreciate this gem from Tam at A View from the Porch about a college student who got a rude awakening about the Che Guevara fad:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/11/dear-diary-im-tired-of-washing.html

Of Arms and the Law points to a very good piece in the American Thinker on the militia:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/11/american_thinke.php

John Lott posts links to two new Fred Thompson ads:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2007/11/two-new-fred-thompson-ads.html

Perhaps this is one of those Freudian slips that show more about a person's true feelings than anything they intended to say. Rudy Giuliani's spokesman has referred to people who attend gun shows as 'moonshiners.' The Buckeye Firearms Association has the story:
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article4065.html

Gun Owners of America has issued an alert on the Supreme Court and other unfinished business:
http://www.gunowners.org/a112707.htm

Eugene Volokh has the MUST-read of the day as he examines the fact that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court treats the Second Amendment as involving an individual right (which could have historic ramifications for D.C. vs. Heller):
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_11_25-2007_12_01.shtml#1196212101

Syd at Front Sight, Press has a great news story entitled, 'Be Prepared':
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/be-prepared/

Red's Trading Post shows us an example of bias against guns at ABC News:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/11/abc-news-displaying-its-bias-against.html