. >> reporter: natasha christopher, a mother of three, lost her son, aquil, last year. he was shot in the back of the head leaving a party. the gunman was never found. >> i live in fear. >> reporter: christopher believes that more needs to be done to get illegal guns off the streets. >> i feel like the system has failed every mother who has lost a child to gun violence. no mother should ever have to bury a child. >> reporter: in the years since the sandy hook shootings in neighboring connecticut, the gun control debate has raged across the country. >> we're going to have to come together with meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this. >> reporter: new york was the first to make an assault weapons ban, reducing the number of bullets in magazines. according to the center to prevent gun violence, 20 states passed gun violence laws this year. and were there were 70 to expand and 39 bills to restrict them. illinois passed a conceal carry law, allowing people to carry guns in most public place was a permit. taking the other side of the issue can come at a cost. an

. >> reporter: natasha christopher lost her son akeel last year, the 14 year old was shot in the backf the head after leaving a new york party. the gun was never found and neither was his killer. >> i live in constant fear. >> reporter: despite new york's strict gun laws she believes more needs to be done. >> i feel like the system has failed every mother who has lost a child to gun violence. no mother should ever have to bury a child. >>> in the years since the shootings in neighboring connecticut, the gun-control debate has raged across the country. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action regardless of the politics. >> reporter: new york was the first state to impose a stronger assault weapons ban, requiring additional registration and reducing the number of bullets allowed in magazines. 21 states passed bills strength eping firearms restrictions this year. but more bills passed that expanded gun rights. there were 70 to expand, and 39 to restrict them. illinois passed a concealed carry law allowing people to carry guns in most public places with a permit.

. >> reporter: natasha christopher, mother of three, lost her son last year. the 14-year-old was shot in the back of the head after leaving a new york party. the gun was never found. and neither was his killer. >> i'm not going to sit here and lie to you. i live in constant fear. >> reporter: despite new york state ace strict gun laws christopher believes more needs to be done it get illegal guns over the streets. >> i feel like the system has failed every mother who has lost a child to gun violence. no mother should ever have to bury a child. >> reporter: in the year since the sandy hook elementary school shootings in neighboring connecticut the gun control debate has raged across the country. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> reporter: new york was the first state to impose a stronger assault weapons ban requiring additional registration and reducing the number of bullets allowed in magazines. according to the law center to prevent gun violence 21 states passe

. >> natasha christopher, a mother of three lost her son last year.shot in the back of the head after leaving a new york party. the gun was never found, and neither was his killer. >> i'm not going to sit here and lie to you. i live in constant fear. >> despite new york state's strict gun laws, christopher believes more needs to be done to get illegal guns off the streets. >> i feel like the testimony has failed every mother who has last a child to gun violence. no mother should ever have to bury a child. >> in the year since the sandy hook school shootings, the gun debate has raged across the country. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> new york imposed a stronger assault weapons ban, requiring additional registration, and reducing the number of bullets allowed in magazines. according to the law center to prevent gun violence, 21 bills passed bills strengthening firearms restrictions this year. overall, more bills expanded gun rights to 39 bills to restrict t