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

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

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

McCarthy, whose husband was killed in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, ... Long Island Obituaries Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, former congresswoman and prominent gun control advocate, dies at 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. Skip to content. All Sections.

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. McCarthy represented New York’s 4th Congressional District from 1997 to 2015.

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son ...

Former Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who died last week, built a legacy on gun-control advocacy — after her husband was killed and son gravely wounded in the 1993 LIRR Massacre.

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 ...

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 ...