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McClatchy Newspapers Rep. Todd Tiahrt of Kansas and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are waging a gunfight. It's not quite pistols at 20 paces; it's more like political sniping via long distance. Their feud is over an amendment that Tiahrt wrote in 2003 that puts strict limits on how broadly the government can share gun-tracing data. The information identifies the original dealer and buyer of a weapon used in a crime. Tiahrt and others say the restrictions are necessary because disclosure could reveal names of undercover officers and informants or tip off targets involved in investigations related to those...

Barr sues Bloomberg on behalf of gun dealer The Associated Press Published on: 07/20/06 Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr filed a lawsuit against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday, claiming his attempt to crack down on gun dealers was "careless, willful and clearly illegal." The legal action, filed in Cobb County Superior Court, is in response to a federal lawsuit filed by Bloomberg in May alleging that 15 firearm brokers in five states, including Georgia, were "rogue gun dealers." Barr said his client, Smyrna gun dealer Adventure Outdoors, was deceived and defamed by Bloomberg's lawsuit. His lawsuit seeks $400 million...

If Manhattan Borough President Virginia Fields doesn't win the Democratic primary, there's a good chance Mayor Bloomberg will get the support of influential Harlem pastor Rev. Calvin Butts III. "If Virginia loses the Democratic primary — even though I'm not giving an endorsement now — you can probably bet that I'll go with the mayor," Butts told The Post after the mayor attended his sermon at the Abyssinian Baptist Church on 138th Street yesterday. Butts, who endorsed Democratic candidate Mark Green in the 2001 mayoral race, praised Bloomberg.

Fri Dec 13, 2:54 PM ET New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg mounts the $500 Cannondale black and white mountain bike he purchased at Gotham Bikes in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, Friday Dec. 13, 2002. Bloomberg purchased the bicycle in preparation for a possible transit strike on Monday. John Keoshgerian who runs the store looks on. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)