“The period for public comment on a controversial rule change that would allow loaded guns in national parks has been extended to August 8 after pressure from congressional leaders. … The comment period was scheduled to end on June 30, but the chairs of the Senate and House national park subcommittees sent a letter to the Secretary of the Interior days before the deadline requesting an extension … The letter … stated that ‘the Department’s proposal is ardently opposed by current and former park ranger professionals …’ The letter also mentioned that the public needed time to analyze the Supreme Court’s decision in support of an individual’s right to bear arms against a Washington D.C. gun ban.” (07/11/08)