KIRO TV reports

The sister of a teacher murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary made an emotional plea in Seattle on Monday for universal gun background checks.

Victoria Soto was among the 26 dead.

“The pain I live with every day is real,” Carlee Soto said of her sister’s murder. “It does not go away and my heart breaks every day after seeing another shooting.”

Now Soto works to reform gun laws and spoke in Seattle at a fundraiser for Initiative 594, which would require universal background checks.

“It’s time for change. You have a chance here in Washington to make a difference,” said Soto.

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