Brian McCombie

On a vote of 8 to 3, the Green Bay City Council, Green Bay, Wisconsin, recently defeated a proposal that would have effectively stopped the practice of open carry of firearms in city parks by requiring that all firearms be cased.

For gun owners who had hoped for an end to our recent ammunition shortages? Apparently, they will have to keep hoping. As the Los Angeles Times recently noted, both guns and ammo are in demand, but it is the bullets that are in short supply and bullet factories are running around the clock to meet demand.

This week, a proposed resolution before the Belleview City Commission, Belleview, Florida, will urge, the head of every household in the city to have a gun in order to protect their families and to keep the peace in an emergency, the Ocala Star-Banner reported.

Last week, United States and Mexican government officials signed an agreement concerning cross-border drug crimes, an agreement with implications for gun dealers along the U.S.-Mexican border.

In early August, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D) signed a bill into law making it illegal to buy more than one handgun per month. The law aims to impede straw purchasers - people who have clean records and buy guns legally, then pass them to criminals, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

By a vote of 13-6, Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to become an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court was voted out of the Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday, July 28. Her nomination will now be decided by the full Senate, in a vote likely to occur this week.

Last week, the U.S. Senate defeated an amendment to a larger bill that would have established a national concealed carry law.

All indications are that the United States Senate will consider the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390) this week. As a part of that legislation, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and David Vitter (R-LA) will offer an amendment to provide for interstate recognition of Right-to-Carry permits.