TN: Senate overrides “guns in bars” veto: “The Tennessee Senate has voted 21-9 to override Gov. Bredesen’s veto of the so-called ‘Guns in Bars’ bill. The Tennessee House voted 69-27 Wednesday to override the veto. The bill becomes law July 14. … The Senate originally passed the bill by a vote of 24-7 ahead of Gov. Bredesen’s veto.”


NRA appeals anti-gun ruling to the US Supreme Court: “Today, the National Rifle Association filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of NRA v. Chicago. The NRA strongly disagrees with yesterday’s decision issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, holding that the Second Amendment does not apply to state and local governments. ‘The Seventh Circuit got it wrong. As the Supreme Court said in last year’s landmark Heller decision, the Second Amendment is an individual right that ‘belongs to all Americans.’ Therefore, we are taking our case to the highest court in the land,’ said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist.”


KY: Gun-loving pastor to his flock — piece be with you: “A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment.New Bethel Church is welcoming ‘responsible handgun owners’ to wear their firearms inside the church June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety. ‘We’re just going to celebrate the upcoming theme of the birth of our nation,’ said pastor Ken Pagano. ‘And we’re not ashamed to say that there was a strong belief in God and firearms — without that this country wouldn’t be here.’ The guns must be unloaded and private security will check visitors at the door, Pagano said.”


Well-armed Americans influenced Japan’s invasion: “The best reason that I can think of for American citizens to keep and bear arms for their own defense … is a quote attributed to Japan’s Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943), the commander-in-chief of Japan’s combined fleet during World War II. He was a student of Harvard from 1919 to 1921, and had observed that Americans were not subjects of the government, but were, instead, well-armed citizens that were ready, willing and able to defend their homeland against all comers.He is credited with having stated that his reason for attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, instead of America’s west coast, was that invading America would be a suicide attack because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. ”