Longtime former Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who died in June, will be laid to rest on Long Island on Tuesday.

Over 100 people attended a private funeral ceremony Tuesday evening for former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, one of Congress’ ...

She went from political novice to leading advocate for gun reform after her husband was killed and her son severely injured ...

Carolyn McCarthy, whose personal tragedy propelled her to national prominence after her husband was killed during the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, launching a nearly two-decade ...

New York Democrat came to Congress after her husband and son were shot on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in 1993.

Carolyn McCarthy, a former Democratic U.S. Rep. and gun safety advocate, died Thursday. She was 81.

Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman from Long Island and fierce advocate for gun control, has died at age 81 after a years-long battle with cancer.

Carolyn McCarthy's political career was borne from personal tragedy: the events of Dec. 7, 1993. That evening, as a Long Island Rail Road train slowed into the Merillon Avenue station in Garden ...

Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer. McCarthy, a Democrat, served the 4th Congressional ...

McCarthy was a nurse who became an advocate against gun violence after the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre.

Longtime former Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who died in June, will be laid to rest on Long Island on Tuesday. CBS News ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman who championed gun-safety measures, has died. She was 81. A former nurse, McCarthy became an outspoken advocate for gun control after a 1993 Long Island ...