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Fred Guttenberg: Father of Two

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Fred Guttenberg: Father of Two

I find myself incapable of looking at myself as anything but a father of two. As a parent, you spend your life reacting to what happens to your children. I am going through life responding to what happened to my daughter. I don't really see myself doing this so much as Fred Guttenberg as much as I do as Jaime's dad. And till the day I die, I will be a father to Jesse and Jaime, and I'll always be reacting to Jesse and Jaime and what happens to them. It's the only way I know how to do this.” - Fred Guttenberg

Fred Guttenberg, gun safety advocate whose daughter Jaime was killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, talks about how the loss of his daughter drives him, what changes must be made to ensure safer gun laws, and what draws Americans to firearms in the first place.

Fred’s organization is called Orange Ribbons for Jaime and you can find them on Twitter at @Ribbons4Jaime . You can find Fred himself on Twitter at @fred_guttenberg.

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