Survivors, legislators address gun violence in schools (12 images)

Seven thousand pairs of shoes are placed on the Capitol lawn to memorialize the 7,000 children who have lost their lives to gun violence since the Sandy Hook school shootings. Survivors of the Parkland shooting, and Sens. Mario Rubio, R-Fla., and Orin Hatch, R-Utah, also had news conference to discuss the Stop School Violence Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Photos by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

Seven thousand pairs of shoes are placed on the Capitol lawn in a memorial named a "Monument For Our Kids," which included a pair of shoes for each child killed by gun violence in the United States in the past five years. | License Photo

Kyle Kashuv (C), Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor, joined by lawmakers and fellow shooting survivors, speaks at a news conference to discuss the Stop School Violence Act outside the U.S. Capitol. 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. | License Photo

Sen. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, hugs Kashuv, as fellow shooting survivor Patrick Petty stands by during the news conference. | License Photo

Ryan Petty, whose 14-year-old daughter Alaina was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks during the news conference. | License Photo

Patrick Petty (L), 17, hugs Kashuv, both survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. | License Photo

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined by lawmakers and gun violence survivors, speaks during the news conference. | License Photo

Rubio (C), R-Fla, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Kashuv (L), attend the news conference. | License Photo

The silent protest is intended to spur lawmakers to take action on gun reforms. Organizers of the memorial said the Parkland shooting was the catalyst for creating the memorial. | License Photo

The shoes will be on display from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday on the southeast lawn of the U.S. Capitol across from the Library of Congress. | License Photo

A pair of shoes is seen with a note reading "For all our kids," and signed by Alyssa Milano. | License Photo

A pair of shoes is seen with a note reading "For all our kids! Love, Bette" on Bette Midler stationary. | License Photo

This week, President Donald Trump said strengthening background checks for gun purchases would be "fully backed" by the White House, as well as other provisions. No assault rifle ban, though, is expected to pass in Congress. | License Photo

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