Tears run down the face of Desiree Velasquez (L) as she listens to her mother Diana Aguilar talk about the murder of her six-year-old sister Aliyah during a press conference at St. Sabina Church January 3, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Aliyah was shot and killed while sitting on the steps of the family home on March 17, 2012. The press conference was called to make a plea for stronger gun regulations including a ban on assault weapons. In 2012 Chicago reported 506 murders. In the first 3 days of 2013 Chicago has had 5 murders.
{"Image ImageDescription": "CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 03: Tears run down the face of Desiree Velasquez (L) as she listens to her mother Diana Aguilar talk about the murder of her six-year-old sister Aliyah during a press conference at St. Sabina Church January 3, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Aliyah was shot and killed while sitting on the steps of the family home on March 17, 2012. The press conference was called to make a plea for stronger gun regulations including a ban on assault weapons. In 2012 Chicago reported 506 murders. In the first 3 days of 2013 Chicago has had 5 murders.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Getty Images"}