Second Amendment News Roundup for 1/4/08

We apologize for the absence of the Roundup yesterday. I was incredibly busy with the Iowa Caucuses.

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

Born Again Redneck has Fred Thompson's video from last night, where he said 'Let's go out and shock the world':
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/01/fred-lets-go-out-and-schock-world.html

Born Again Redneck also says that a much-ignored primary is taking place tomorrow--the GOP Wyoming Caucuses:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/01/wyoming-invisible-gop-caucus.html

Nicki also weighs in on the Huckster and Osama-bama:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/huckabee-and-obama-win-in-iowa.html

Sebastian has some important information on Georgia gun issues:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2316

Mike McCarville reports on the turmoil in the D.C. gun case before the Supreme Court:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/01/turmoil-reported-in-dc-gun-ban-case.html

Of Arms and the Law has more on D.C.'s attorney-shuffle here:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/01/dc_fires_its_he_1.php

Today's MUST-read is over at Cap'n Bob and the Damsel. They have Fred Thompson's comments on the D.C. gun ban:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/01/03/fred-thompson-on-the-dc-handgun-ban/

Uncle has some links to a few comments on the Second Amendment:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/04/at_least_its_honest/

Tam appropriately issues an indictment on American society, based upon the Britney Spears story vs. the Iowa Caucuses in the news media:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/01/1000-words.html

It's time for us all to run for our lives. Breda has been turned into an action figure. (J/K, Breda):
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/01/ha-larry-us.html

And here is the culprit who unleashed the Breda action figure onto an unsuspecting world (can a Mike McCarville bobble-head doll be far behind?):
http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2007/12/action-figures.html

A Keyboard and a .45 comments on a crazed Muslim Dad who killed his beautiful teenage daughters for becoming 'westernized':
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/01/honor-killing-in-north-texas.html

We have two MUST-reads of the day. Armed and Safe writes a vital post on state law and inalienable rights that you absolutely have to see:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/if-state-law-can-trump-inalienable.html

Oscar Poppa posts good reading today on the four types of government operatives:
http://oscarpoppa.us/?p=833

For some reason I haven't been able to gain access to Robb Allen's blog, Sharp as a Marble, for days:
http://blog.robballen.com/

Michelle Malkin reports that Democrats Chris Dodd and Joe Biden have dropped out of the race:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/03/dodd-to-drop-out/

Malkin also discusses Rush Limbaugh's reaction to the Iowa Caucuses--an interesting read!:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/04/rush-limbaugh-weighs-in/

L. Neil Smith at Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership begins a three-part series entitled, 'What's It Gonna Take?':
http://www.jpfo.org/smith/smith-mess-01.htm

From the NRA: the Virginia legislature opened the 2008 session with attacks on preemption:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3334

Eugene Volokh issues a stinging indictment against the United Nations on the subjects of free speech and religion:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_30-2008_01_05.shtml#1199423972