Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81.

Longtime former Democratic New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy died Thursday at her home in Fort Myers, Florida. She was 81. No ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died. She was 81. McCarthy was a political novice ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

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 U.S. Representative and gun control advocate, died at 81 after battling lung cancer.

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

The political world in New York is grieving following news of the death of former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a staunch advocate ...