Second Amendment News Roundup for 12/30/09

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

Western Rifle Shooters Association has two must-reads today right off the bat:
1. 'The Emperor's New Speech Impediment'
2. 'Attempts as both Tactics and Strategy'

From Kurt Hofmann: 'Brady Campaign Says Healthcare Bill No Threat to Guns But Objects to Gun Rights Amendment Anyway.'

The Wandering Minstrel reports some exceedingly bad news on a new drug-resistant strain of TB that has now made its way to our shores.

Texas Fred comments on the mind-boggling news of the abject systemic failure of our counterterrorism organizations to alert officials about the 'crotch bomber.'

Nicki follows up with THIS--'This is Janet Napolitano's DHS.' In short, when you have a numbskull appointing other numbskulls to high offices, this is the eventual result. We are more vulnerable than at any point since 9/11.

Say Uncle discusses the drawbacks of pocket holsters. I mentioned before that I like them but not because I think they are ideal. They are an accessory of last resort, but sometimes that's all we can do realistically.

David Codrea says that citizens should demand thorough investigations of the ATF as a New Year's Resolution. I fully agree. The jack booted government thugs are long overdue an overhaul.

Tam has a few observations on the apparent coming demise of one leg of 'government motors'--Chrysler. I strongly urge readers as a matter of conscience and practicality NOT to buy anything made by Chrysler or GM for that matter. I wouldn't urge readers to do anything I would not do myself. And I won't buy from any domestic automaker but Ford.

Vanderboegh provides a sobering analysis of government power entitled, 'You Can't Kill Ideas but We Can Certainly Kill You.'

Conservative Libertarian Outpost shares a great story of a college student who shot a home invader and saved 10 lives.

Brigid enlightens us on the many lessons she learned from living life in her farmhouse on the range...

Days of our Trailers muses on the fact that it has been a really long time since there was an industry-sweeping, groundbreaking firearms innovation for the civilian market.

Gun Nuts provides the wrap-up and downloads from last night's edition of Gun Nuts Radio, in case you missed it.

GunRights4US comments on my latest column on the INTERPOL immunity debacle that the White House is stonewalling.

Armed Citizen has a must-read entitled, 'On the Frontier of Freedom (Again).'

Mike McCarville publishes a thoughtful, reasonable analysis of why the Democrats will lose the House in 2010.

Of Arms and the Law posts a most-interesting recap of the after-effects of the Heller decision on firearms deaths in D.C.

Traction Control has a timely reminder that an armed society is a polite society.