Michael Bloomberg backs a bill to ban online ammo sales – A bill sponsored by New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and Long Island Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy that would effectively ban the online sale of ammunition has the backing of the nation’s loudest gun control advocate, Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “If the presidential candidates won’t act, others will—including Senator Lautenberg and Congresswoman McCarthy, who time and again have shown their steadfast commitment to protecting American lives,” said the mayor, in a statement.