107 - 105 (Updated)

No, that isn't a NBA basketball score. And it certainly was not the score in the UConn vs. Butler game for the National Championship.

Actually that is the number of co-sponsors that HR 822 - National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 - has versus those for HR 308 - Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2011. We have finally overtaken the number of co-sponsors for Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's bill. While they are close to topping out, there are still a good number of pro-gun Congressmen who have not signed up as co-sponsors.

The seven Congressmen who put it in the lead are:

Rep Denham, Jeff [CA-19] - 4/4/2011
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 4/4/2011
Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 4/4/2011
Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] - 4/4/2011
Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1] - 4/4/2011
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 4/4/2011
Rep Reed, Tom [NY-29] - 4/4/2011

The new co-sponsors include six Republicans and one Democrat. Representatives Camp and Lucas are also part of the Republican leadership as chairmen of major committees (Ways and Means Comm. and Agriculture Comm.)

UPDATE: It should now read 116 to 105 as another nine Representatives have joined the co-sponsors' list. I am especially pleased to see Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC-2) on the list as she has a concealed carry permit and didn't hide the fact during the 2010 campaign - or after Gabby Giffords was shot.

Rep Thompson, Glenn [PA-5] - 4/5/2011
Rep Guinta, Frank C. [NH-1] - 4/5/2011
Rep Brooks, Mo [AL-5] - 4/5/2011
Rep Ellmers, Renee L. [NC-2] - 4/5/2011
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 4/5/2011
Rep Flores, Bill [TX-17] - 4/5/2011
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 4/5/2011
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 4/5/2011
Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 4/5/2011