WASHINGTON — Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who lost her husband and almost lost her son to gun violence, blamed both major political parties for failing to renew the assault weapons ban, the legislation that propelled her to Congress. "It's because of pure politics, and I'm disappointed in both sides," she said outside Congress as the ban was expiring Monday. McCarthy, a Long Island nurse, became a national symbol for gun control advocates after her husband was slain and... (GunPolicy.org)