So far in 2013, one hundred and forty have died and six hundred and fifty have been wounded in gun violence.
Despite these numbers Chicago's government and police say that their crack down on guns continues to lessen violence.
Chicago has the strictest gun laws, in the country, yet the city remains the US city with the most gun violence.
Almost all of the gun violence is gang related.
For nearly thirty years, Chicago had a total gun ban, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court, in 2010, as violating the Constitution.
Since then, the city has passed multiple ordinances, which stop just short of coming to a full ban.
The city regularly brags about how many guns it confiscates, weekly displaying the confiscations.
During 2012, Chicago confiscated nearly 7,500 guns.
Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is asking for stricter laws and stronger punishment, for anyone who violates the gun laws.
Opponents of the laws say that the problem isn't a lack of gun laws, but too many.
They believe that if the public had freer access to guns then they could defend themselves, and gangs would be more wary.
In support of this, they point to stats from other states that have more gun access, but less gun violence.
Towards this, the Illinois state house is working towards allowing for concealed carry permits.
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