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McCarthy aims to ban high-capacity gun clips

Acknowledging she faces an uphill fight, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said she is trying to generate grassroots support for legislation she introduced Tuesday that would prohibit the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips.

McCarthy, a Mineola Democrat who went into politics after her husband was killed and her son injured in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings, said she'll lean heavily on groups...

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