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Gun safety advocates praise Murphy attorney general pick

February 4, 2022 12:27 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as his Attorney General has received plaudits from state and national gun safety advocates. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, said that Platkin “will be...

Guttenberg on gun safety: ‘Sweeney has been an obstacle’

December 17, 2021 1:13 pm

Fred Guttenberg, a prominent national advocate for gun safety since his daughter’s death in the 2018 Parkland shooting and an ally of Gov. Phil Murphy, today criticized Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s reticence to support gun control legislation in...

Giffords endorses Murphy, praising him for gun control legislation

October 8, 2021 9:59 amOctober 8, 2021 1:15 pm

Yesterday evening, Gov. Phil Murphy received the endorsement of former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), one of the country’s most prominent gun control advocates since she was nearly killed in a 2011 mass shooting. “Since being sworn into office in 2018,...

August 21, 2021: Gun Safety Advocate Fred Guttenberg and Assemblyman/Navy SEAL Team Commander Ryan Peters

August 21, 2021 6:13 pmAugust 28, 2021 7:12 pm

Gun safety activist Fred Guttenberg and Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) joined host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, August 21. Guttenberg emerged as a national voice for gun control after...

Father of Parkland victim slams Sweeney

June 2, 2019 10:58 pm

Fred Guttenberg, who emerged as a national advocate for gun safety after his 14-year-old daughter was killed in the Parkland mass shooting last year, tonight sharply criticized Senate President Steve Sweeney for standing in the way of Gov. Phil Murphy...