Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son was killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting, are making stops in several U.S. cities where mass shootings have occurred.
Tucson's Jan. 8 memorial was a stop Sunday for a bus carrying family affected by mass shooting violence.
"They are celebrating his life and also bringing to all of our attention the terrible condition we find ourselves in where day after day, week after week, mass shootings occur. And our lawmakers don't do anything about it," said former congressman Ron Barber, who hosted the event. Starting in Parkland, the Olivers and others whose lives have been touched by gun violence are riding in a retrofitted school bus on a 23-city tour across the country.It featured local speakers, like Barber and Pima County Attorney Laura Conover.
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