US EditionFormer Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81
- Carolyn McCarthy, the former U.S. Representative from New York known for her advocacy on gun control, passed away at the age of 81, with news of her death first shared this past Thursday by media outlets on Long Island.
- Her entry into politics followed the December 7, 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting, when a gunman killed her husband and seriously injured her son Kevin.
- McCarthy served 18 years representing southern Nassau County for nine terms, championing gun safety reforms including stronger background checks and national gun control laws.
- In June 2013, she revealed her lung cancer diagnosis and decided to retire in 2015, expressing that it was the right moment for another individual to represent her constituents.
- Colleagues praised her as a fierce gun violence prevention advocate whose legacy emphasizes stopping violence to prevent other families from suffering similar losses.
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Carolyn McCarthy, Who Turned a Gunman’s Massacre Into a Crusade, Dies at 81
Carolyn McCarthy, a former nine-term congresswoman from Long Island who became a champion of gun regulation after her family was shattered by a deranged shooter on a commuter train — transforming herself from a nurse and homemaker into a national symbol of unflinching, if largely frustrated, advocacy — died on Thursday at her home in Fort Myers, Fla. She was 81. Cecelia J. Prewett, a former communications director for Ms. McCarthy in Washington,…
Former NY Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a leading voice for gun control, 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. A former nurse, McCarthy got involved in politics following the December 1993 massacre on the Long Island Rail Road in which six people, including her husband Dennis, were fatally shot and 19 others, including her only child Kevin, were wounded by gunman Colin Ferguson. Following Ferguson’s tria…
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Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81
Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died. She was 81. McCarthy was a political novice 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 severely wounded.
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