Fred Guttenberg: Vote Democrat to Make Sure You Get to Watch Your Daughter Dance Next Year Instead of Visiting a Cemetery

DIAZ BALART As these ░░░░░░░░ shootings erupted across the ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend and ░░░░░░░░ Erin was telling us ░░░░░░░░ recently as today Fred ░░░░░░░░ was remembering his daughter ░░░░░░░░ who was killed in ░░░░░░░░ 2018 Parkland School shooting ░░░░░░░░ a social media post ░░░░░░░░ writes quote We don ░░░░░░░░ move on we move ░░░░░░░░ as I now face ░░░░░░░░ reality of my seventh ░░░░░░░░ s Day without Jaime ░░░░░░░░ words are resonating with ░░░░░░░░ more than ever Fred ░░░░░░░░ was also a senior ░░░░░░░░ at Brady joins us ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Fred for ░░░░░░░░ time GUTTENBERG Good morning ░░░░░░░░ BALART It is always ░░░░░░░░ thing to ask you ░░░░░░░░ because it s you ░░░░░░░░ Jaime is always going ░░░░░░░░ be 14 And this ░░░░░░░░ 13th she would have ░░░░░░░░ 21 years old GUTTENBERG ░░░░░░░░ DIAZ BALART Fred how ░░░░░░░░ you how are you ░░░░░░░░ and your family You ░░░░░░░░ your your son Jesse ░░░░░░░░ your wife how are ░░░░░░░░ today GUTTENBERG You know ░░░░░░░░ m glad you asked ░░░░░░░░ moments don t get ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned Jaime should ░░░░░░░░ turning 21 All of ░░░░░░░░ beautiful friends that she ░░░░░░░░ up with they re ░░░░░░░░ doing these incredible summer ░░░░░░░░ and trips as they ░░░░░░░░ into these amazing young ░░░░░░░░ My daughter s not ░░░░░░░░ them My son my ░░░░░░░░ and I we all ░░░░░░░░ OK in the process ░░░░░░░░ moving forward but I ░░░░░░░░ t not going to ░░░░░░░░ to you it s ░░░░░░░░ easy DIAZ BALART Yeah ░░░░░░░░ know I was just ░░░░░░░░ at some just some ░░░░░░░░ know research that we ░░░░░░░░ doing And the last ░░░░░░░░ you and I spoke ░░░░░░░░ the air was on ░░░░░░░░ second of May of ░░░░░░░░ So almost a year ░░░░░░░░ a little over a ░░░░░░░░ ago And you know ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ the wave of gun ░░░░░░░░ in our country GUTTENBERG ░░░░░░░░ DIAZ BALART We could ░░░░░░░░ having that and we ░░░░░░░░ going to have that ░░░░░░░░ conversation today GUTTENBERG It ░░░░░░░░ not you know I ░░░░░░░░ chuckling when you say ░░░░░░░░ that way but it ░░░░░░░░ not funny Jose let ░░░░░░░░ be clear since Jaime ░░░░░░░░ killed we ve added ░░░░░░░░ 100 million weapons to ░░░░░░░░ American streets This wave ░░░░░░░░ gun violence is not ░░░░░░░░ to anybody who tracks ░░░░░░░░ number Most of it ░░░░░░░░ through Covid The good ░░░░░░░░ because of the Safer ░░░░░░░░ Act passed during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration because of the ░░░░░░░░ actions because of the ░░░░░░░░ of Gun Violence Prevention ░░░░░░░░ crime is down gun ░░░░░░░░ is down However it ░░░░░░░░ a never ending fight ░░░░░░░░ things like a Supreme ░░░░░░░░ that wants to end ░░░░░░░░ effort to do anything ░░░░░░░░ a Republican Congress who ░░░░░░░░ to end any effort ░░░░░░░░ do anything And lives ░░░░░░░░ at stake You know ░░░░░░░░ talked about a shooting ░░░░░░░░ weekend at a pool ░░░░░░░░ 28 rounds were fired ░░░░░░░░ a bump stock Imagine ░░░░░░░░ you know talking about ░░░░░░░░ mass shooting without casualties ░░░░░░░░ talking about hundreds killed ░░░░░░░░ that s what is ░░░░░░░░ to happen because of ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court last ruling ░░░░░░░░ week And so I ░░░░░░░░ want to tell everybody ░░░░░░░░ to this interview right ░░░░░░░░ you have only one ░░░░░░░░ Right now this morning ░░░░░░░░ check your voter registration ░░░░░░░░ sure it is accurate ░░░░░░░░ to date and you ░░░░░░░░ ready to vote and ░░░░░░░░ sure you vote in ░░░░░░░░ election DIAZ BALART It ░░░░░░░░ the fundamental requirement of ░░░░░░░░ healthy democracy GUTTENBERG Yeah ░░░░░░░░ DIAZ BALART If people ░░░░░░░░ stand by and don ░░░░░░░░ participate then later complaining ░░░░░░░░ really less relevant I ░░░░░░░░ Don t you think ░░░░░░░░ GUTTENBERG Listen complaining won ░░░░░░░░ solve this however every ░░░░░░░░ when I remind people ░░░░░░░░ importance of voting I ░░░░░░░░ of a dad who ░░░░░░░░ you know this past ░░░░░░░░ is what is the ░░░░░░░░ dance competition that my ░░░░░░░░ used to be a ░░░░░░░░ of And I think ░░░░░░░░ all the dads who ░░░░░░░░ watching their daughter s ░░░░░░░░ competitions across this country ░░░░░░░░ weekend Your vote ensures ░░░░░░░░ hopefully ensures you will ░░░░░░░░ a role in making ░░░░░░░░ you get to watch ░░░░░░░░ daughter s dance next ░░░░░░░░ as well This is ░░░░░░░░ hyperbole this is not ░░░░░░░░ I visited my daughter ░░░░░░░░ start my Father s ░░░░░░░░ at a cemetery Take ░░░░░░░░ seriously on this one ░░░░░░░░ your voter registration and ░░░░░░░░ sure you vote.”