1. Fred Guttenberg was born on December 2,1965 and is an American activist against gun violence.
13 Facts About Fred Guttenberg
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Fred Guttenberg learned about his daughter's death from a friend who is a Coral Springs SWAT officer.
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Fred Guttenberg told the Tampa Bay Times in March 2018 he has dedicated the rest of his life to fighting for gun safety.
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Fred Guttenberg is a staunch critic of the National Rifle Association of America as well as its former spokesperson Dana Loesch, and he criticized the NRA advertisement entitled Time Is Running Out, saying if a terrorist organization released a similar video, the terror threat level would be raised.
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Fred Guttenberg noted that guns were prohibited by the Secret Service at the NRA convention in Dallas when vice president Mike Pence was scheduled to speak, and criticized the decision as hypocritical.
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On September 4,2018, at a hearing for the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination, Fred Guttenberg introduced himself to Kavanaugh, who looked at him, but turned away without shaking his hand.
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The encounter was the basis of a written question from the senators, to which Kavanaugh wrote that he did not recognize Fred Guttenberg after having had a "chaotic morning".
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In September 2019, Fred Guttenberg met with Ted Cruz and Alyssa Milano to discuss gun violence.
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In 2024, Fred Guttenberg disavowed gun violence advocacy group March for Our Lives, claiming that their support for pro-Palestine college protests in the Gaza war was antisemitic.
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Fred Guttenberg had previously stated that he would support a pro-Israel Republican over an anti-Israel Democrat in an election, and that he was in favor of Governor Ron DeSantis's moves to ban Students for Justice in Palestine chapters from Florida universities.
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Fred Guttenberg is a real estate agent and auto broker in Parkland, Florida.
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Fred Guttenberg grew up in a Conservative Jewish home and is a Reform Jew as an adult.
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Fred Guttenberg struggled with his faith after his daughter's death; he ceased attending synagogue but remained on good terms with his rabbi.