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

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

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

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

Former U.S. 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.

McCarthy became a citizen legislator, a reminder that in a democracy an unexpected voice can emerge from anywhere and out of ...

Ms. McCarthy’s political career began with tragedy in December 1993, when her husband was among six people killed in a ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a fierce proponent of gun control who represented parts of Long Island in Congress for nearly 20 years, has ...

Carolyn McCarthy in 1996 on her way to a news conference after the House of Representatives voted to repeal the ban on assault weapons. Not long afterward, she formally announced that she would ...

I always worried about who will speak for the victims,” said McCarthy, a former nurse, shortly before retiring from the House in 2015 after a nearly 20-year stint that earned her the nickname ...

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