Second Amendment News Roundup for 1/10/08

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

Strange. A 20-year old pregnant Marine, stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has vanished. She was expected to give testimony concerning an undisclosed 'incident' at the base:
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2008/01/pregnant-marine-vanishes-from-base.html

A Keyboard and a .45 has extremely important information from the Fred Thompson campaign. The time to help is NOW:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/01/next-stop.html

Concerning Fred, Born Again Redneck has some updated info on Thompson's support in South Carolina:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/01/fred-solid-in-sc.html

Traction Control says it's time to help Fred in a big way in South Carolina. Thus, he is once again offering his special deal. Donate to Fred, buy some guns, and Traction will match your donation to Fred. A great deal!:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=896

CNSNews Service has an in-depth analysis of Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee in South Carolina:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080109d.html

Alphecca reports that San Francisco has once again been slapped down by the Courts over its illegal gun bans:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=601

Armed and Safe reports on Carolyn McCarthy's next step in her attempt to enact total bans on all guns in increments:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/carolyns-next-step.html

Red's says that Utah Senator Bob Bennett has sided with the ATF over gun dealers:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/01/utah-senator-robert-bennett-sides-with.html

The most beautiful blond on earth, Blonde Sagacity, comments on the asinine resistance to voter I.D. laws. The lack of proper I.D. at the polls has created a cesspool of voter fraud, which is obviously why Democrats love it:
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/2008/01/id-to-vote.html

Tam says she has some good reasons for not being so optimistic anymore:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/01/hard-rain-gonna-fall.html

Uncle says that the Press seems to be taking dictation from the Violent Policy Center:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/10/another_case_of_the_press_taking_dictation_from_the_violence_policy_center/

Oscar Poppa has the cartoon editorial of the day, and it is a doozie:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=842

Sebastian provides commentary on the bill HR 4900, which once again pits the GOA against some gun owners who support the bill:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2380

Nicki blogs on nanny state insanity:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/nanny-state-insanity.html

Speaking of the nanny state, a school in Greenwich, Conn. has banned desserts for its students, even telling parents what they can and cannot pack for those students who bring their own lunch! You know something? These kinds of people can simply kiss my Lilly white ass!:
http://wcbstv.com/local/glenville.school.greenwich.2.626542.html

Squeaky has very disturbing info on a blogging family in the midst of an emergency:
http://www.squeakywheelseeksgrease.com/blog/2008/01/10/important-please-read-this-blogging-family-in-state-of-custodial-emergency/

Robb Allen comments on homemade guns:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/01/10/Well-it-bears-repeating.aspx

The War on Guns points out just who are the real wrongheaded extremists:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/01/wrongheaded-extremist.html

The MUST-read of the day is by John Lott, the gist of which is that while the MSM is having orgasms over emotion-peddling demagogues, Fred Thompson has been systematically laying out solid proposals, one after the other. Read about his plans for reigning in federal spending:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/01/fred-thompsons-plan-for-cutting-federal.html

From the NRA: Baltimore Mayor Proposes Gun Control Legislation:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3345

Eugene Volokh points out how easy it is to keep moving the boundaries of the definition of 'racist' to ridiculous proportions:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_01_06-2008_01_12.shtml#1199952461

So you don't believe in media bias? Well, now NBC News has admitted it. A major NBC correspondent reported to Brian Williams that it is 'just so hard to cover Barack Obama objectively' (translation--they are all, men and women alike in the media, having orgasms over him):
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/journo_love_for_obama_74502.asp