Fred Guttenberg is an American activist against gun violence . His 14-year-old daughter Jaime Guttenberg was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14 , 2018 . His son , also a student at the school , ran from the shooting to meet him at a nearby store . He learned about his daughter 's death from a friend who is a Coral Springs SWAT officer . Jessica McBride , for the website '' Heavy '' described him as " one of the strongest voices for changes to gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting . " The day after the shooting , Guttenberg spoke out for gun control , stating " Do n't tell me there 's no such thing as gun violence . It happened in Parkland " . Before the nationally televised CNN town hall he criticized the President for not saying guns are a problem in a White House listening session , saying " My daughter was hunted last week " and " ' I am enraged " . During the CNN town hall he confronted Florida Senator Marco Rubio for his position on guns
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Fred Guttenberg