We have to offer a hat tip to Ballistic Deanimation for pointing out this great article by Patrik Jonsson in the Christian Science Monitor titled:
A rifle in one hand, a laptop in the other. Behind the scene with pro-gun bloggers. Jonsson’s article covers the rise of “new media” bloggers covering the 2009 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits, and does it without the elitist condescension commonly found in the “old media” (does anyone remember Dan Rather?). Its an even handed portrayal of citizens who are active in the shooting sports, who also happen to write about their interests on the internet. The article features several of the participants from the 2nd Amendment Blog Bash. Have a look and let us know what you think.

Speaking of citizens utilizing their first amendment rights to express views that are not represented by many of the mainstream news journalists, it just so happens that the Days of Our Trailers blog debuted their new Unorganized Militia patches at the NRA Convention today. Thanks to the generosity of ThirdPower, we were fortunate enough to receive the full assortment of patches, stickers, and even a pin.

Cruise on over to Days of Our Trailers site to see the new designs. We’ll also post more photos of the new patches, once we have time to sew them on our shooting jackets.