My daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. My life is dedicated to reducing gun violence and saving lives. All opinions are my own.
I HOPE THE MEDIA COVERS THIS!!!
ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!! Why am I so committed to electing
@KamalaHarris
and
@Tim_Walz
, along with ensuring down ballot voting that will deliver a Congress that they can work with? Because this election must result in additional steps to
Exactly one year ago, to the minute at around 7am, I sent two kids to school. Only my son Jesse came home. Jaime was murdered in school. I am forever haunted by my memory of that morning, rushing my kids out the door rather than getting one last minute. Did I say I love you?
Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence.
@RepThomasMassie
.
@RepThomasMassie
, since we are sharing family photos, here are mine. One is the last photo that I ever took of Jaime, the other is where she is buried because of the Parkland school shooting.
The Michigan school shooter and his family used to take photos like yours as well.
I miss my daughter every minute of every day. For anyone who wants to know why I have been triggered and will not stop, my daughter was murdered at school. This should never happen again.
Truly cannot believe what
@POTUS
did today. After announcements by him on the ATF & ghost guns, we went into Oval Office for photos. When he learned it was my wedding anniversary, he picked up the phone & called my wife to wish her a Happy Anniversary. What an amazing person.
I will answer
@TuckerCarlson
. My daughter was killed by an 18 year with an AR 15. Just walked into her school. Tucker, you are a fucking lunatic who will get people killed. I hope advertisers dropp you immediately today. You should be removed for the safety of our kids.
BREAKING:
@POTUS
just solved the baby formula shortage by invoking the Defense of Production Act and flying formula in from abroad. This crisis was caused by private industry and Trump trade policies. The media barely covered it. Let's make sure people know.
Hey
@KidRock
, this dad is "feeling a little frisky today." Let me be "as clear and concise" as I can with you. This is my daughter Jaime (under the black oval) and these are the students running over her for safety to avoid getting shot by the AR 15 that killed her. FUCK YOU!!!
While you tweet about being home alone in the White House, I sit home today on my birthday, dealing with the reality that my daughter is no longer with me because she was killed in Parkland. Stop whining and fix what you broke.
I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security. At some point the Democrats not wanting to make a deal will cost our Country more money than the Border Wall we are all talking about. Crazy!
This photo popped up on my FB memory from 8 years ago, Jaime's last day of middle school. She should be going into her senior year next year😥 THIS FACE IS THE REASON I WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING FOR GUN SAFETY AND TO ELECT THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN IT. YOUR KIDS ARE WORTH IT TO ME!!!!!
Today I filled out my ballot and will hand deliver it. I am voting for gun safety and that means I am voting for
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
. TODAY, I VOTED FOR JAIME 🧡🧡🧡
Jaime, WE DID IT!!!
Since the day Jaime was murdered I have kept my emotions in check because we needed to get this done. Today, I am going to have a drink and I am going to cry like a baby🧡
Over the past few weeks, I have watched as other children have gone to proms, graduated, and had graduation parties. This is the last picture that I took of Jaime, the day before she was murdered. As we head into this long holiday weekend, I hope you all prioritize gun safety.
Congratulations to the voters of Oregon. Your rights should not come at the risk of our safety. These measures will reduce gun violence and save lives.
(1,2) Tonight was a rough night. I disrupted the State Of The Union and was detained because I let my emotions get the best of me. I simply want to be able to deal with the reality of gun violence and not have to listen to the lies about the 2A as happened tonight.
(1,2) Today should have been Jaime's 17th birthday. This cake photo is from her 13th and last birthday. This is the beauty and the dancer that I miss. Doing a college tour as she enters her senior year & her graduation we will miss. Today, we will visit her at the cemetery.
The boy who murdered my daughter in her school was a teenager with an AR 15. He also happened to idolize Trump. Yesterday, Trump defended another teenage boy with an AR 15 who also used it to kill. Trump is now using these teenagers to carry out his domestic terror.
#BidenCalm
Since July 4th, I have received many tweets from the gun lobby accusing me of exploiting Jaime. Below are two pictures of how I used to spend time her and one picture of how I do it now. If anyone has a problem with me fighting for her and the safety of other kids, too bad.
(1,2) 18 years old. An AR 15. Body armor. Don't act shocked. It is all easily accessible to the next person who wants to do this. We have a gun problem in America. We have a White Supremacy problem in America. Sadly, we currently have Governors, Senators, & Congressman who
(1,23) Earlier today, the jury rendered a verdict. I am now free to write about how I feel and the impact of this trial on me. The first and most important thing to say is that the only victims coming out of this trial are Jaime Guttenberg, Alex Schachter, Joaquin Oliver, Alyssa
4 years ago, my beautiful daughter Jaime was murdered by a student with an AR 15 in school. She was likely reading a book. 4 years later, the Florida legislature is working on banning books while trying to make it easier to get guns. Less books, more active shooter drills.
Still hard to comprehend that one week from today will be 3 years since you were murdered. You are with me every second, of every minute of every day Jaime. I love you🧡
Just returned home from court. Today, the medical examiner covered Jaime's autopsy. He discussed in detail what a single AR 15 bullet did to kill my daughter. I hope she died instantly and did not suffer as blood filled her chest. Please pay attention to this trial and VOTE!
(1,20) Dear Jaime
Today is 4 years since your voice was silenced. It is now 4 years since I last heard your laugh, saw your smile, and kissed you goodbye. It is now 4 years since I last had the typical parental worries about you and how your day was going?
You miserable SOB. A shotgun blast is what killed my daughter. Some of the other victims had their faces destroyed. How dare you put out a tweet like this. Your decisions were wrong & your Presidency is coming to an end. America, better days are ahead with President
@JoeBiden
.
These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives. We need more Justices or we will lose our 2nd. Amendment & everything else. Vote Trump 2020!
To all MAGAT's using Laken Riley, where were you when my daughter was killed by a teenage American male? Where were you when Trump lied about the Parkland murder? You don't give two f-cks about Laken or her parents, just as you don't about victims of gun violence by Americans.
(1,5) Two years ago at approximately 7am, I sent my two children to school. I was so busy rushing them out the door so that they would not be late that my final words were not "I love you." Jesse came home that day. Jaime did not.
.
@RepKenBuck
, had I seen this yesterday when in DC I gladly would have. My daughter died from a single AR 15 bullet. You may find joy in that, I don't. I will gladly come back to DC to discuss your AR 15 and removing it for safe storage. Do not make threats of AR 15 violence.
I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke, if you want to take everyone’s AR-15s, why don’t you swing by my office in Washington, D.C. and start with this one?
Come and take it.
#2A
For the Democrats in Florida who did not vote, shame on you. When open carry, more restrictive voting, and other things you don't like become a reality, don't blame anyone but yourselves. Sitting home was never the answer.
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,
You are a miserable excuse for representation. I was there today. My daughter was killed by an American male. Your nonsense, has nothing to do with the majority of 40,000 gun deaths per year. Glad today's hearing provided sunshine on who you are.
PLEASE HELP! February 14th, 2018 my daughter Jaime was murdered in school as a Freshman. Tonight, I am a dad who will go to the graduation that should have been. Let's send a message to Washington DC by making
#DadsForGunSafety
the # 1 hashtag with over 1,000,000 RT's.
As aI sit here this morning at the cemetery, I want to remind everyone that this could happen to you. Please, pay attention to the trial. Pay attention to every sound and horrible detail. Then, get to know candidates who want to reduce gun violence and only vote for them.
Go
@BetoORourke
!!!
This is how you respond when someone laugs loudly while discussing the mass shooting in Uvalde.
“It may be funny to you mother f*cker, but it’s not funny to me.”
Fuck you
@tedcruz
. Your bullshit rhetoric has led to a lot of dead Americans, especially kids. Call me liberal elite or any other name you want. My daughter died because of your failures. Her blood is on your hands. I am Jaime's dad, and I will not stop until you are fired.
This was one of my favorite moments with Jaime back in 2011. First-time para sailing together. Still hard to comprehend we will never have moments like this again. Today my forever 14 should turn 19. Thankful that her name will forever be a part of history and saving lives.
Judge Kavanaugh, I listened to you talk of your life being ruined. It is not. I listened to you turn yourself into a victim. You are not. What today showed is that you clearly are a partisan and do not have the temperament for the court. Even worse, you are just a bad person.
Dear Jaime,
3 years ago your voice was silenced. I sent you and your brother to school to safely learn. I rushed you out the door that morning never expecting what would happen next. A school shooting!!! You were 14 and only a freshman in High School.
(1,11)
Tomorrow, the penalty phase trial for Jaime's confessed killer begins. It is expected to last months. During this time, my presence on Twitter will be significantly reduced. Truly appreciate the support and love of so many over the past few years, and will need it more now.
It was not supposed to be the the last time I would see Jaime. For those who still want to deny the reality of gun violence, my daughter IS Jaime Guttenberg. I will be visiting her today at the cemetery. Jaime, I love you forever and miss you every second of every day.
Some truth about yesterday. While sitting in the
@WhiteHouse
Rose Garden listening to
@POTUS
, when he mentioned Jaime, I broke down & cried like a baby. I was not sure I wanted to share this but decided it is important for all to know the painful reality of why I do this.
(1,19) Now What?
Five years ago, on Valentine’s Day in 2018, my day began like any other day in our home. My wife and I were getting ready for work, and we were sending our forever 14-year-old daughter Jaime and at the time 16-year-old son Jesse off to school.
To anyone who knows Louis CK, please deliver this message for me. My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss everyday. Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?
My final message of today. The year Jaime was killed, her dance team kept her space in the routine. That empty chair was Jaime's spot. Just imagine your child in the empty chair. If you don't want this preventable carnage to continue, VOTE IN 24 FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Wow!!! I love George Carlin. This from the grave may be his most important and timeless rant ever.
Whatever you do don’t make it go viral!
#AmericaWakeUp
Today is National Daughters day. I took this picture on February 13, 2018 the day before Jaime was murdered. She is with me every second of every day. She lives with me in memories & in actions that I take because of what happened to her. Jaime, I love you and miss you🧡🧡🧡
The greatest news clip ever from
@11thHour
with Brian Williams! This sums up the meeting between
@GOPLeader
Kevin McCarthy and the Palm Beach bully. You won't want to miss this 🤣
For those wondering, White House schedule today says:
3:30PM THE PRESIDENT greets Parkland Families
Oval Office
Closed Press
I guess it is not all of the families as I only learned of this today through a reporter. My family and I were NOT invited.
This narcissistic lunatic is suggesting doctors, nurses, and first responders are stealing masks. He should walk into one of these hospitals, and see for himself what is happening. Show up tomorrow. These hospitals are war zones being staffed by heroes. F--k you!!!
Today is 7 months since the massacre that took Jaime. Today, like many other days, I will visit Jaime at a cemetery. Today, like many other days, I will fight. I miss my daughter more with every passing day. The pain is brutal but it is this pain that pushes me forward.
Dana, shut up. I am spending this holiday season and my birthday without my daughter because of a guy with a gun. Nobody believes you should not have a right of self defense. You need to stop lying about what gun safety is.
Merry Christmas, Tom! I’m here today thanks to a good guy with a gun. I won’t apologize for living or be shamed, by you or anyone, for feeling grateful for the Second Amendment right of self defense. Maybe one day you’ll stop badgering women like me who feel the same. God bless.
Worried? My daughter was already killed because of the lack of inaction by you and your senate. Using inflammatory rhetoric like that which is used by you, Trump, and McConnell does not help. I hope you are wrong but yes, people are already dying because of your policies.
Happy 21st Birthday in Heaven to my beautiful and amazing baby girl. This photo is from Jaime's 14th birthday, her last one ever because of a madman with a gun. Jaime should be living her best life right now in college, traveling with friends, having her first "legal" drink.
Last night Ted Cruz in the debate said that the hardest thing about his job is missing basketball games with his daughter. Ted, the reason that I do what I do now in trying fire you and elect
@BetoORourke
is because I no longer get to be with my daughter because of gun violence!
Last year I was removed from the Presidential State Of The Union for saying "what about victims of gun violence like my daughter." All I wanted to hear was a President who speaks like this and who prioritizes gun safety. Thank you
@JoeBiden
,
@POTUS
for this message yesterday.
.
@CNN
, stop asking die hard Trump supporters if the hearing is changing their mind. They are radicalized and you know that. Your need to create a fake story only reinforces the danger to Democracy. Focus on the rest of America and not those hell bent on destroying it.
This is my dad & today he turns 90 years old. He is so important to me that he was the best man at my wedding. Yesterday when I asked him how it felt to be turning 90, he said to me that he wants to make it to 100. Dad, happy 90th birthday and here is to making it to 100🍻
Just got a text message from an acquaintance in NC. He has always voted Republican. His message to me was to let me know that today he voted for Jaime and voted straight Dem🧡🧡🧡
I sat with you 3 years ago. I begged you to have a different response to gun violence. You went forward from there & continued to mock people like me.
@tedcruz
, FUCK YOU. This is on your hands. Don't put out messages like this. Walk to
@ChrisMurphyCT
and do something now.
Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde.
We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding.
Thank you to heroic law enforcement & first responders for acting so swiftly.
For those Trump thinks are stupid, I will explain the difference between a rock and rifle. If Jaime were hit in the face with a rock, she would be bruised and I would help her heal. Because she was shot with a rifle, she was killed and I visit her at a cemetery. Any questions?
You can't call yourself pro-life & do nothing about gun violence. My daughter Jaime wanted to become a mother. It would have been her choice. Because of the failure to protect her life, she will never get the chance. She would have been a great mother.
I want to say as loudly as possible
@POTUS
@JoeBiden
is having the most consequential Presidency in generations. Anyone who wastes time looking beyond the next election is wasting time. Run on the successes of this administration and on protecting freedom. That is how you win.
@RepMTG
@davidhogg111
Hey
@RepMTG
, I will also be coming to DC. I will bring pictures of my girl Jaime, who was murdered in Parkland. If you are looking for people to put on your schedule, please put me. Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday? What day is best for you?
2 Years. Forever in our 🧡.
Aaron Feis
Alaina Petty
Alex Schachter
Alyssa Alhadeff
Cara Loughran
Carmen Schentrup
Chris Hixon
Gina Montalto
Helena Ramsay
Jaime Guttenberg
Joaquin Oliver
Luke Hoyer
Martin Duque
Meadow Pollack
Nicholas Dworet
Peter Wang
Scott Beigel
When I hear candidates talk about a "culture of life" I must remind them that this is my daughter Jaime.
@RonDeSantis
, like you, hearing her heartbeat was a great moment in my life. Burying her because of gun violence was the worst. Your policy failures get people killed.
This photo is from the meeting that I had with President Elect
@JoeBiden
about a month after Jaime was murdered. I have never posted it before. I wanted to wait for this moment. Today, and always, I am proud to stand with our next President
@JoeBiden
.
This weekend I was under attack by NRA trolls. Who cares? As long as my life with my daughter is through memories, I will not stop. This one is from a camping trip 7 years ago. As for the miserable trolls, your words and attacks mean nothing. My daughter meant everything.
I was not a fan of breaking the filibuster. I am now. The Senate will never do peoples work if it requires up to 10 Republicans. Break the filibuster, pass voting reform legislation, & watch the Republicans come back to work when Americans start getting what they voted for.
(1,) I need to address and incident that happened at yesterday's March in DC. During the moment of silence, somebody started yelling and charged the stage. As he was restrained by security, a speaker fell over and created a loud pop, which sounded like a gun firing. The crowd
My Tiny Dancer Jaime Guttenberg is dancing in heaven. This is the best video of it. Thank you Sir Elton John
@eltonofficial
for recognizing the horror of gun violence and for honoring Jaime.
Just got home from the cemetery where I spent Valentines Day with my daughter who was shot and killed 6 years ago. Coming home to this news is crushing. WE DO NOT NEED TO ACCEPT THIS AS THE PRICE FOR LIVING IN AMERICA.
Let me get this straight.
@RepMTG
does not believe my daughter died in Parkland or my brother from 9/11 but she does believe that because I am Jewish I had something to do with wild fires?
@GOPLeader
, do you agree with this? You either reject or own it.
22 years ago, the US was attacked in an act of terror. My brother Dr. Michael Guttenberg was amongst the initial group of doctors to set up the triage and in the WTC when it collapsed. He died of cancer in 2017 as a result. My brother was a true hero and I miss him every day.
Today is a big day. Today is the day when gun safety begins. I am at the
@WhiteHouse
to hear
@POTUS
make history. Jaime, we are going to do this.
#NowIsTheTime
I wake every morning to my daughters empty bedroom. She was killed on February 14th 2018. One of the many victims of gun violence. I wake every day to a family that I need to console and a cemetery to visit. I am disgusted by your organized, heated, vile, dangerous rhetoric.
"We at the
#NRA
awaken each morning to new challenges, to threats against our organization heated and vile, political rhetoric and new forms of opposition that violate the spirit and letter of the very freedoms our republic was founded to protect." —Wayne LaPierre
#CPAC2019
I was not supposed to say anything until tomorrow, but it is now public. I will be at the State Of The Union tomorrow as the guest of Speaker Pelosi. I am both honored and optimistic as gun safety will be front and center.
I am a suburban man. My wife is a suburban woman. My daughter was being raised in suburbia until she was MURDERED.
@realDonaldTrump
, I am VOTING for
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
for the safety and benefit of ALL neighborhoods and your racist dog whistles wont change that.
Trump said "Democrats are able to kill the baby after birth." Beyond this being a truly dumb lie, here are facts.
My baby was killed after birth because of gun violence. Republicans, by blocking gun violence prevention, apparently support killing babies after birth.
Absolutely correct
@GavinNewsom
. My daughter was murdered in Parkland. When
@GovRonDeSantis
had his chance to address gun policy, he made the state more dangerous. Thank you Governor Newsom for mentioning my daughter Jaime and for calling out Governor DeSantis.
Gov. Newsom: Your state had one of the worst shootings in American history. 17 kids were gunned down. Parents pleaded with you and then you made it easier for felons to get guns without background checks and training
Woke up this morning to this photo memory of Jaime and those powerful eyes. My daughter was truly amazing and I miss her every day. My fight to do everything possible to reduce gun violence will never end. No parent should have to wake up this way.
Thank you
@McConaughey
. You just framed this perfectly. Since my daughter Jaime was murdered in Parkland, I have tried to engage gun owners and dads to support doing more.
"Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked."