I know what you mean figment...but I believe a con is a convict right?
American Rifleman has a page dedicated to these types of stories every issue. They usually prove interesting reading.
On the same topic, I found a very interesting 2nd amendment article yesterday that is from a Yale law journal. As you'll see in the link, the author is a self professed "card carrying" ACLU member, liberal, and in general, an extraordinarily arrogant person (law professor). Yet he argues, that despite the fact the 2nd amendment is almost ignored by Constitutional Scholars, that doesn't mean it is not important.
I found it on a different site, but I don't know if it has good bandwidth. Here's another site with the article.
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/embar.html