Second Amendment News Roundup for 11/26/07

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

Fred Thompson visited a major gun show in South Carolina, where he picked up some support:
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2007/11/fred-thompson-vists-south-carolina-gun.html

Mike McCarville is reporting that U.S. Senator Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, is retiring from the Senate and will not finish his current term:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/fox-news-lott-to-resign-u-s-senate-seat.html

Michelle Malkin has the late-breaking update:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/26/report-trent-lott-resigning/

A Keyboard and a .45 observes that we are on the brink of living in an Orwellian society and 'Big Brother is watching':
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/11/big-brother-is-watching.html

Alphecca says that gun control must be used by the GOP as a wedge issue to take votes away from Democrats, since they are highly vulnerable on this issue:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=542

Neo-cons are NOT true conservatives. And, as I have been saying for months, Fox News' neo-cons have been going after Fred Thompson and building up Rudy Giuliani. Born Again Redneck says that Thompson blasted Fox when he appeared with Chris Wallace yesterday. Good for Fred!:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2007/11/fred-claims-fox-is-biased-against-him.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel write about their trip to a major gun show in California:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2007/11/24/today-at-the-gun-show/

Dustin's Gun Blog says to support your favorite gun rights organization:
http://dustinsgunblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/support-your-favorite-gun-rights.html

Syd at Front Sight, Press reminds us that at one time in America, even liberals recognized the value of gun rights:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/eleanor-roosevelts-concealed-carry-application/

David Hardy at Of Arms and the Law has a great read on U.S. vs. Heller and the various political campaigns:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/11/parker_and_poli.php

The MUST-read of the day is over at Oscar Poppa, and it is an excellent piece:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=802

Say Uncle posts a key poll concerning how to help win the antis around to our side:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/11/26/in_line_at_the_local_retailer/

As always, Robb Allen admirably responds to an anti-gun diatribe written by a 'journalist':
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2007/11/26/Nasty-little-journalist-isnt-he.aspx

Snow Flakes in Hell blogs on why gun-control is having a difficult time in Pennsylvania:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1992

You gotta see this! Squeaky says that on 60 Minutes last evening a report was issued concerning the sleep medication, Ambien. As it turns out, Ambien has another effect on some people that is quite unexpected:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2007/11/25/tonight-on-60-minutes/

The Bitch Girls say that it is time to open up our wallets to support Academics for the Second Amendment, a very worthy organization:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7644

Wanna read a good joke on the Hildabeast? Breda has a GOOD one!:
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2007/11/pants-on-fire.html

Nicki at The Liberty Zone responds to an asshole's assertion that pro-gun scholars 'twist' the meaning of the Constitution on the Second Amendment:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2007/11/pro-gun-scholars-twist-constitution.html

The War on Guns posts an interesting read from the Arizona Constitutional Convention of 1910:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2007/11/most-dangerous-and-vile.html

Xavier has a sickening story, but you gotta read it just to know how dastardly some of the 'we're the only ones' have become. I'll tell you one thing, if some jackbooted thug shows up at my door wanting to murder my dog, he'll be staring down double-barrels!:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/dog-killing.html