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 severely wounded, has died. She was 81.
News of her death was shared Thursday by several elected officials on her native Long Island and by Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Committee. Details about her death were not immediately available.
McCarthy went from political novice to one of the nation’s leading advocates for gun control legislation in the aftermath of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre. However, the suburban New York Democrat found limited success against the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates.Carolyn McCarthy Dead
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June 26, 2025, 05:58 PM
12131
Might as well, “That’s a shame”.
Q
June 26, 2025, 06:00 PM
oddball
To refresh memories- "the shoulder thing".
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June 26, 2025, 06:06 PM
old rugged cross
i know nothing of this woman but obviously she endured a terrible tragedy to her family.
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June 26, 2025, 06:06 PM
BlackTalonJHP
She never was able to ban the feared STTGU
June 26, 2025, 06:08 PM
12GA
Sadly she will no longer be able to advocate against the shoulder thing.
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June 26, 2025, 06:10 PM
83v45magna
I lost all my shoulder things when a fishing boat I was on capsized.
June 26, 2025, 06:34 PM
Infidel
I hate offended people. They come in two flavours - huffy and whiny - and it's hard to know which is worst. The huffy ones are self-important, narcissistic authoritarians in love with the sound of their own booming disapproval, while the whiny, sparrowlike ones are so annoying and sickly and ill-equipped for life on Earth you just want to smack them round the head until they stop crying and grow up. - Charlie Brooker
June 26, 2025, 06:35 PM
V-Tail
"The shoulder thing that goes up."
Am I the only one who doesn't know what it is?
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June 26, 2025, 06:38 PM
cas
I'm really surprised she lasted that long and hadn't drank her self to death decades ago.
June 26, 2025, 06:39 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by 12GA: However, the suburban New York Democrat found limited success against the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates.
That's being kind about it. This is what happens when you build a career on a dead spouse.
Happy trails, lady
June 26, 2025, 06:43 PM
Gustofer
For some reason I always thought it was Fineshteen that said the shoulder thing that goes up.
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June 26, 2025, 06:51 PM
Cookster
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: "The shoulder thing that goes up."
Am I the only one who doesn't know what it is?
Watch the first TC clip, where she cements her status as an ignorant moron for all eternity.
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June 26, 2025, 07:09 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: "The shoulder thing that goes up."
Am I the only one who doesn't know what it is?
Collapsible stock
June 26, 2025, 07:38 PM
12131
^^^^ That’s some funny stuff right there. Lol.
Q
June 26, 2025, 08:07 PM
SigSentry
June 26, 2025, 08:31 PM
airsoft guy
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: "The shoulder thing that goes up."
Am I the only one who doesn't know what it is?
Collapsible stock
Wasn't it a barrel shroud she was asked about though?
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Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
June 26, 2025, 08:49 PM
bigwagon
Every time a gun regulation gets repealed or struck down, her legacy diminishes a little bit more, and I will celebrate that.
June 26, 2025, 08:55 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy: Wasn't it a barrel shroud she was asked about though?
Yes, and she said that she thought it was the shoulder thing that goes up.
June 26, 2025, 09:00 PM
airsoft guy
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy: Wasn't it a barrel shroud she was asked about though?
Yes, and she said that she thought it was the shoulder thing that goes up.
Just making sure I wasn't misremembering which dumbass grabber said the dumbass grabber thing. There's so many good ones to choose from, after all.
quote:
Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
This is what happens when you build a career on a dead spouse.