Gun control advocate and former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

By Ross O'Keefe
Published June 26, 2025 8:48pm ET
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Longtime former Democratic New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy died Thursday at her home in Fort Myers, Florida. She was 81.

No cause of death was given, though she had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013.

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