It appears Kavanaugh replied in writing regarding the handshake, I wish he would have said this last week when Senator Lindsey Graham asked about it. I was still there and would have been happy to have spoken with him. That said, regarding his response, not accurate. Attached is a photo that I took from my seat to show how close I was to him all morning. I was not with protesters. Behind me were rows of other invited guests and behind the invited guests were tables for all of the press. Behind that were individual protersters escorted in

This is a picture of my entire extended family taken August 2017 at the Freedom Tower. This morning I will be back at the Freedom Tower at 8:46am for the 17 year rememberance event. When this picture was taken, my brother Michael Guttenberg was still alive. Unfortunately he passed away last October as a result of the cancer that resulted from his heroic service as a physician who was at the WTC when the buildings collapsed and who then spent 16 days at ground zero. This photo also includes my daughter Jaime Guttenberg

As I sit here looking out my hotel window at the Statue Of Liberty, I am thinking about what it means to be American. This statue is a symbol of our freedom. This statue belongs to everyone. For those who disagree with me, and think the concept of freedom only belongs to them, it does not. I am free to pursue the founding ideals of this country as well without fear of gun violence. I am free to defend the 2nd amendment in doing so, which I do defend. I do not mind those who disagree, but why is it that the side that disagrees with me feels they must do

As I sit here for my final morning this week in DC, I want to reflect on the past couple of days. Since Jaime was murdered on February 14th, I have dedicated my life to advocacy on the cause of gun safety. Anyone who has followed me knows that I try to talk to everyone. I go up to everyone and I introduce myself the same way which is "Hi, my name is Fred Guttenberg and I am the father of Jaime Guttenberg who was murdered in Parkland." I introduce myself that way every time intentionally so that when people do speak to me, they know up front

If any friends still have accounts with Wells Fargo, my advice is to switch. Based upon this article, and treatment of @nikkifried last week in her political campaign, I have decided to go public about my interactions with the @WellsFargo CEO Tim Sloan.
money.cnn.com/2018/08/27/med… As most know, I have spent the months since Jaime's murder reaching out to businesses and banks to change their business model. For example, we did communicate with Bank Of America and as a bank they did the right thing. Back on April 11th,

I have been thinking about the school security decisions taking place and conversations that are taking place amongst parents. I am concerned by some of the nastiness between parents. We do not all need to agree, but we can be respectful and supportive of each others opinions. I have been accused by some of not saying enough and only caring about guns. That is not true. It is correct to say that I believe firmly that if the killer could not have legally purchased his weapon, my daughter and 16 others would be alive.

@marcorubio during our Town Hall conversation on CNN following the murder of Jaime in Parkland I said "I want to like you but I your comments about what happened are pathetically weak." Unfortunately, to that I can now say that you indeed are a coward and poor decision maker. I was very candid with media following our town hall about how you and I were talking and I was hopeful that we could continue to do so. No longer. As I have learned, when people show you who they are, believe them.

Part of my bithday video to Jaime did not post and so I am reposting here.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!! Today, Jaime should be turning 15. I should be taking her for her drivers permit. Her family and her friends should be celebrating with her. TODAY, JAIME IS STILL 14. SHE WILL BE 14 FOREVER. Because of gun violence, we will not be celebrating her birthday. Instead, we are broken, crying and mourning. Today, I am thinking of all of the things that I wish I could be doing with you, some as simple as watching our favorite TV shows. Today, I am thinking

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!! Today, Jaime should be turning 15. I should be taking her for her drivers permit. Her family and her friends should be celebrating with her. TODAY, JAIME IS STILL 14. SHE WILL BE 14 FOREVER. Because of gun violence, we will not be celebrating her birthday. Instead, we are broken, crying and mourning. Today, I am thinking of all of the things that I wish I could be doing with you, some as simple as watching our favorite TV shows. Today, I am thinking about the fact that I will never see you dance again, never see

You cannot make this up. On Fathers Day, I sat alone by Jaime’s graveside and asked for a sign from her. I asked for a sign that she was Ok and that she was OK with what I am doing in my fight for gun safety. I wanted to know that she was with me. Tonight, I got my sign.

https://twitter.com/jordanacomiter/status/1012466797440851969

Tonight the Republican candidates for Governor will be debating at the Sunshine Summit in the same hotel that my daughters dance competition team is competing at. Jaime was supposed to be there competing and we were supposed to be there with her. .

@realDonaldTrump, congratulations. It is now clear what you understood and you pulled it off. You understood that our democracy required honesty and integrity and reliance on norms to function. You understood that, but you did not care. Your success is the result of the ability to lie and reject norms and common practices and simply not care. I have personally been affected by your lies after my daughter was murdered in the issue of gun safety. You and your side are street fighters and I respect that. You bully others. When someone pushes

Dear America,
Today I will begin Father’s Day by going to the cemetery to visit my forever 14 year old daughter Jaime. It is just over 4 months since she was murdered at school. Today, I am too sad to focus on myself and so no need for Father’s Day messages for me. Instead, I first want to say how thankful I am to have Jesse as my son. I will reverse the meaning of this day and instead honor my son who makes me proud every day and who has shown such amazing strength and resilience. I also want to say how thankful I am that I still have my dad and.

Here is my follow up to everything that happened with Publix. I am extremely annoyed at @Publix now and the CEO Todd Jones. On Wednesday May 16th I called his office and left a message wanting to talk to him about the donation to Adam Putnam. At that time, news of the donation was first breaking. I never heard back. Last week on Thursday morning, the day of the die in, I left another message and this time I did hear back. I explained to him how unfortunate it was that he did not call back the week before as he had the chance to do something proactive.

Oliver North, name is Fred Guttenberg. My daughter was killed in Parkland on February 14th. I have been a fierce advocate for gun safety since then, and yes, I have called out the NRA for the actions of the leadership, including the terror like actions to include the videos such as Your Times Up. When I heard you were selected President of the NRA, it was my hope that you would have gained a moral compass at some point during your adult life. Clearly that did not happen. How dare you call me a civil terrorist!!! How dare you call the kids and other