WASHINGTON — The parents of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver are bringing their new 'children's book' to Washington, D.C., to try to shine a light on gun control in a fresh and provocative way.
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for March For Our LivesWASHINGTON — The parents of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver are bringing their new"children's book" to Washington, D.C., to try to shine a light on gun control in a fresh and provocative way.
"We felt this is a new way, a unique way, to make politicians understand," she told ABC News."What better example than our own son?" Patricia Oliver and her husband, Manuel Oliver, have become outspoken advocates for gun control in the wake of their son's murder. They're currently pushing for an assault weapons ban.
"The language that we use [in the book] is the way Joaquin was feeling in his last moments," she said.
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