Frisa ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by Carolyn McCarthy , who drew much attention to his opposition to certain federal firearms legislation . McCarthy 's husband had died , and her son was injured , in the December 7 , 1993 , mass shooting by Colin Ferguson aboard a Long Island Rail Road commuter train . The shooting occurred in Frisa 's district , and McCarthy became a gun control activist after the incident . The story was depicted in the 1998 television movie '' The Long Island Incident ''
the December 7 , 1993 , mass shooting
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
Dan Frisa