Shoe Protest to Bring Attention to Child Gun Violence in Washington, D.C.

Patrick Petty, 17, hugs Kyle Kashuv who both survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting embrace during a news conference to discuss the Stop School Violence Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2018. The act is designed to help schools and communities stop violence before it happens by providing resources focused on early intervention and school safety infrastructure. Petty also lost his sister Alaina in the school shooter. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI