Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/25/07

Washington, DC (TLS). Here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Traction Control has the definitive word on the meaning of 'militia' in the Constitution, as specified by the U.S. Code:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=478

Traction Control also has some neat pics of Kimber Pro Carry in .45 ACP:
http://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.org/?p=479

Snowflakesinhell blogs on the definition of a machine gun in light of the ATF's shenanigans of late:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=901

The Jet Pilot reports that Fred Thompson is set to make an announcement this week concerning his national headquarters for his upcoming yet unannounced bid for the White House:
http://ajetpilot.blogspot.com/2007/06/wsmv-tv-thompson-announcement-set-for.html

The McCarville Report blogs that gun-grabber Hillary Clinton came to Oklahoma City and raised over $300,000 for her campaign:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/turpen-hillary-raised-305000.html

The Bitch Girls provide a crucial update on the man in Jacksonville, Florida who was fired for using a gun to fight off thugs who robbed his neighbor:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=6997

Armed and Safe posts an update on the continuing story of gun-shop protests in Illinois, involving a priest and 'the Reverend' Jessie Jackson:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/06/never-dull-moment-with-deacons-for.html

A Keyboard and a .45 reports a disturbing trend in Texas that is cause for great alarm. Big-city State's Attorneys in Texas are refusing to honor laws passed by the Texas legislature, such as the 'Stand Your Ground' bill, the Castle Doctrine, and others, which protect citizens' right to carry:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/06/what-is-wrong-with-this-picture.html

Gun Owners of America has an alert about a pro-gun amendment in the anti-gun immigration bill:
http://www.gunowners.org/a062207.htm

Several bloggers share their thoughts on this disturbing bit of news--Hollis Wayne Fincher, the American patriot and firearms activists, was given 6 and a half years in prison at his sentencing hearing. My friends, this is a travesty of justice, particularly when the prosecuting attorneys and the Judge stated that they did not want to hear about rights in that pesky document called 'the U.S. Constitution!'

Here are a few comments from the gun-rights community:

From Say Uncle:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/23/fincher/

From Front Sight, Press:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/hollis-wayne-fincher-gets-prison-for-machine-gun/

From Snowflakesinhell:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=902

From Armed and Safe:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2007/06/wayne-fincher-gets-6-12-years-for.html