Bloomberg Seeks Help In Suing Gun Makers New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met last week with U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales behind closed doors, asking for his help in trying to sue gun manufacturers, the New York Post reported Friday. "Gonzales' role in civil litigation has to do with access to a federal database, which has been curtailed by Congress, and the mayor wanted to raise that issue with him," Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler said. "There have been amendments tucked into Department of Justice appropriations that limit the city's ability to have access to information about firearms being used, which are directly intended to undercut the city's litigation against gun manufacturers, and the mayor wanted to bring it to the attorney general's attention."