, four of which actually turned out to be fatal i did speak with chicago police superintendent gary mccarthythis afternoon and he says he is not alarmed by the numbers over the last couple of days he says the long-term trend that he is more concerned about when it comes to the homicide rate. with 506 homicides in 2012 chicago ranks no. 2 in the country there mccarthy says that his department is making progress. >> we have the right strategy in place and we have momentum going into 2013. but president of the fraternal order of police sees it differently he doesn't believe there are enough officers on the street to effectively combat the crime. in the first homicide of 2013, 20 rolled octavia was shot and killed after working an overnight shift at a downtown hotel on new year's day his family now grieving are hoping that police can stop the violence. well the lot on guns may be out of mccarthy's control he says taking illegal guns off of the street is in his control and his officers are working tirelessly to do just that, in 2012 the chicago police department confiscated roughly 11,000 illegal

they praised him for acting quickly chicago had the highest homicide rate in the nation last year gary mccarthy welcomes the stricter gun laws. people talk about stricter gun laws you have to understand they have to be designed to prevent illegal guns from getting into people's hands it's about the illegal guns that's where we are getting lost here. county officials are introducing different consequences a $1,000 fine for any of reported lost, stolen or transferred firearm it's frankly embarrassing that everyone in the government is taking this long. so many gun owners say that they want to enforce the laws that are already on the books. the trouble for a big airplane the major embarrassment for the chicago-based boeing another chicago area school district on strike but there are signs tonight that progress is being made and hope for those of you with their skin that do not hold up well against the winter. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we gi

gary mccarthy helped make an arrest in the austin neighborhood. all around 130 this morning he helped officers pull over a vehicle in the area. the police department says that mccarthy goes on patrols pretty frequently and so does every member of the command staff. it wasn't mccarthy's first arrest. calls for legalizing same-sex marriage are picking up with our live outside holy name cathedral. francis cardinal george is making a very hot topic in catholic churches as well he wants parishioners to track down the local law makers to make sure that cybill unions do not come to illinois. the church is weighing in with no time to waste. pastor's published in this letter in the sunday bulletin cardinal george encourage people to stop the civil union movement the cardinal once catholic followers and people like state senator heather's dane who is behind the bill. it makes sure that all people are treated the same under our law, civil rights advocate anthony martinez is 100 percent behind the fair marriage act a brave step for marriage. to be able to aff

also to tell them that he will not rest until justice is served chicago police superintendent gary mccarthyy that they will find the killer, mccarthy the mayor and community leaders all gathered today to speak out on this violence that has hit very close to home. but the hardest hit is the family of pendleton her parents and brother braving the cold and rain to talk about the 15 year-old. add to 30 dick righteously stood in this spot where at the same time yesterday she was gunned down, hit in the back by a single bullet as she tried to get away she and her volleyball teammates and some others to cover under this can becanopy at harsh park once the rain started coming down. none of the individuals who are here in the group were involved in any sort of criminal activity. but what we believe happened is that this is some sort of territory that some day and might call their own. police say that the gunman probably mistakenly thought the group was part of the gang when he jumped a fence and opened fire killing heart and wounding two others more innocent victims in chicago's gang wars. >> these

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. >> chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy think a proposed law requiring people to report when a gun is lost, stolen or sold will help stop straw purchases because as it stands now, it's easy for people to get away with it. if i were to buy this gun and then go out and sell it to somebody out on the street and that gun was later used in a crime, they would trace that gun back to me, but all i would have to do is lie and say somebody stole it. undercurrent state law, i would likely be off the hook. >> richard pearson is the illinois rifle association against the proposed law and think superintendent mccarthy is trying to erode the rights of gun owners. >> we feel that the people like feinstein are trying to get at our rights and chip away at them. >> they are not asking from a gun owner to report they are stolen. >> for they don't, they are punish and if they don't know, they have to defend themselves in court. >> you think the chicago police is trying to erode gun owners's rights? >> no question. >> that are doesn't make sense. >> yes, it does. you have to remember where he cam

. >> chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy thinks a proposed law requiring people to report when a gun is lost, stolen, or sold will help stop straw purchases, because as it stands now, it's easy for people to get away with it. if i were to buy this gun and then go out and sell it to somebody out on the street and that gun was later used in a crime, they would trace that gun back to me, but all i would have to do is lie and say that somebody stole it. and under current illinois state law, i would likely be off the hook. richard pearson is the executive director of the illinois rifle association. he's against the proposed law and thinks superintendent mccarthy is trying to erode the rights of gun owners. >> we feel the people in the city of chicago, people like feinstein, are really just trying to get at our rights, trying to chip away at them. >> they're not asking a lot for a gun owner to report that his or her gun was stolen. >> if they don't report it, they're punished. if they don't know it was stolen, they have to defend themselves in court. >> you think the superintendent o

rahm emanuel the mayor here and gary mccarthy have announced they will move 200 officers from desk positions them on the street. it's part of a several pronged plan they are trying to implement here. they also want the public's help. they want religious leaders to help. principals and parents to help. they hope the death of hadiya pendleton will motivate people to take this seriously. her death has been felt in chicago and across the country. >> i'm hadiya. >> she was a kid that always seemed to have a smile on her face. which you can see in this youtube video. that's how friends describe 15-year-old hadiya pendleton, the latest innocent victim of gun violence in the city of chicago. she had just returned from the inauguration in washington where she performed with her high school majorette team. this is the girl who was next to her. >> it was a good trip. she was real happy. she was a nice person. she smiled all the time. never frowned. she was never mad. never sad. >> reporter: on tuesday afternoon hadiya had finished a final exam and was with a group of friends avoiding rain under a park