On Wednesday, 8 November 2006, Wayne Fincher was arrested for the manufacturing and possession of machine guns (News article here).
This is a very important episode in the war on guns and in the fight for our freedoms. Wayne Fincher is a Lieutenant Commander in the Militia of Washington County, a legally organized militia under the laws of Arkansas. They have manufactured several machine guns from demilled weapons and have petitioned the state of Arkansas for protections guarenteed by both state and federal constitutions. From the website:
Lt. Commander Wayne Fincher is the Co-Author of the Silver Bullet document and a current Lt. Commander of the Militia of Washington County, Arkansas. He is holding a fully restored 9mm Mark III Sten machine carbine manufactured by Britain for $11.00 a piece during WWII. We have formally laid claim and took back possession of our right to keep and bear arms under the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. Our claim was formerly presented and publicly declared to various public officials and agencies and it still remains unchallenged today. Militia of the Washington County, Arkansas operate under the flag of Arkansas and will not tolerate any invasion by agencies hostile to our sovereign State of Arkansas.
This arrest of Lt. Commander Wayne Fincher could be the beginning of the overturning of United States vs. Miller . This group has done everything above board and within the constitution. They have informed the State of Arkansas of all their actions and expected this arrest.
Read the documentation submitted to Arkansas here:
The Silver Bullet
Commentary on this issue can be found here:
The War on Guns
Blogonomicon
US vs. Fincher
Keep a close eye on this case, an overturning of the Miller verdict would go a very long way towards getting us back on track.
JR A Keyboard and a .45
