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Fincher Guilty In Machine Gun Case Friday, January 12, 2007 3:37 PM CST It took a jury just under five hours to find Hollis Wayne Fincher guilty of owning illegal machine guns and a sawed-off shotgun. Closing arguments in federal court in Fayetteville wrapped at mid-morning and the case went to the federal jury about 10:30 a.m. The jury returned its verdict about 3:20 p.m.

One in six Indiana lawmakers has a permit to carry a firearm, and some even pack their guns when they saunter onto the floor of the Indiana House and Senate, The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne reported Sunday. These pistol-packing politicians have no problem with the availability of weapons in the Statehouse, and some even welcome the guns given the lax security at the state Capitol. "If someone opens fire from the balcony, I want all the guns I can shooting back. Unless, of course, there are school kids up there," said Rep. Matthew Whetstone, whose small .22-caliber pistol weighs...

More than 50 years have passed since the Supreme Court last glanced at the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Now it appears possible, though probably improbable, that this long period of inattention may be ending. The possibility arose two weeks ago when Solicitor General Ted Olson filed opposition briefs in the cases of John Lee Haney and Timothy Joe Emerson. His briefs carried the explicit endorsement of Attorney General John Ashcroft and the implicit approval of the Bush administration. Gun lovers and gun haters reacted with conflicting whoops and hollers, and now the Second Amendment is back in...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The commander of the Kentucky State Militia was arrested Tuesday on federal weapons charges. The nine-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Covington, Ky., accuses Charlie Puckett (pictured, left) of Garrard County, a felon, of possessing various guns, pipe bombs, and ammunition in violation of federal law. The ammunition included almost 35,000 rounds found in Puckett's garage and business office. Puckett was arrested Tuesday in Lexington, shortly after completing an interview in Lexington with a crew for the television show "Unsolved Mysteries." Puckett has said that he is the commander of the Kentucky State Militia, a ...

Feds Investigate Kentucky Militia Leader LOUISVILLE, Ky., 9:12 p.m. EST December 12, 2001 - The leader of the Kentucky state militia is the target of a federal investigation now that weapons have been confiscated from his home. NewsChannel 32 has learned that Charlie Puckett is a convicted felon, but was able to get a license from the state of Kentucky to carry a concealed weapon. NewsChannel 32's Andy Alcock reported exclusively Wednesday that Puckett can't legally possess firearms or ammunition. Back in April, Puckett attended a national gathering of militia groups in Grayson County. Critics said that those groups had ...

These are photos of the envelopes allegedly sent by Eric Rudolph after the bombings in '96: Here are the letters sent to Brokaw and Daschle:

All major networks report that Gore has second thoughts...has retracted his concession.

In preparing to cover the upcoming Summer Olympics, NBC plans to fire blanks in covering the game's 13 shooting events. The national network has exclusive US broadcast rights to the Olympics, yet its extensive schedule from Friday through Oct.1 fails to include any Olympic shooting sport. Among the Olympic shooting sports which NBC has elected to avoid are events featuring air rifle and pistol, .22-caliber rifle and pistol as well as two shotgun sports. The network has assigned personnel to cover such less well-known sports as archery, sailing, rowing, and mountain biking. Yet NBC has elected not to designate any ...