The annual advocacy day in Springfield takes place on the last week of the legislature's 2023 session, urging lawmakers to pass gun safety bills currently before them.
"Just like my mom, your voices have to advocate for comprehensive change. It is not one thing that will keep us safe from gun violence. It's a multitude of things," said Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Among those advocating for change is 21-year-old Mirabella Johnson from Rolling Meadows. She co-founded Students Demand Action at Northwestern University. "Unfortunately, weapons of war and violence continue to tear our communities and our entire country apart. Therefore, we need everyone our elected officials to see hear support us too," Johnson said."Mothers are supposed to take care of kids. They're supposed to fight for justice. We're not talking about eye for eye. We want justice, something we can live with," Maria said.
As for her son's murder, Maria said us due to some technicalities, the case is still going through the courts 11 years later.
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