Top advocacy and lobbying stories in this week's National Journal: (subscription)

"Anti-Terror Efforts Put The NRA Under The Gun:" Should suspects on the terrorist watch list be able to easily purchase a handgun?

"Brawl Over Alcohol Regulations:" Wine and beer producers are squaring off against wholesalers in a fight that could impact future market share.

"Inside Washington:" Republican strategist Charlie Black has long argued that his party needs to stop immigrant-bashing and court Latinos to win elections; now he's literally practicing what he preaches: Black and his lobbying firm, Prime Policy Group, have signed on to lobby for the National Immigration Forum Action Fund, a nonprofit coalition supporting comprehensive immigration reform ...

"On The Move:" The Homeownership Preservation Foundation, which provides phone counseling on foreclosures, has opened a Washington office. Serving as vice president for communications and external relations is Diane Helyne Zyats, who arrives from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, where she was vice president for communications and branding.