Speaking in her hometown of Chicago, first lady Michelle Obama urged public support for a gun-control bill. Obama invoked the killing of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl shot dead in Chicago earlier this year just days after performing at President Obama’s inauguration.

First lady Michelle Obama: “Right now, my husband is fighting as hard as he can and engaging as many people as he can to pass commonsense reforms to protect our children from gun violence. And these reforms deserve a vote in Congress. As he said, we can’t stop all the violence in the world, but if there is even one thing we can do, even one step we can take to save another child or another parent from the grief that’s visited families like Hadiya’s and so many others here today, then don’t we have an obligation to try?”