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Thomas Gabor, formerly Professor of Criminology at Ottawa University, is an international gun policy consultant. An author of 200 works, he has testified in front of Parliamentary committees, served as an advisor to the United Nations, and advised governmental agencies. He is author of Confronting Gun Violence in America and ENOUGH!. Violet Lemay began her career as an editorial illustrator for clients including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Psychology Today. For the past decade, she's been involved in book publishing. Lemay has illustrated nearly fifty books, mostly for children, eight of which she wrote. Her 2023 picture book biography of a student victim of the Uvalde mass shooting, Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, won nine awards including the Hoffer grand prize. Violet’s books have been translated into many languages. Her editorial and book illustrations have won many awards and are featured as part of the permanent collection of the Hyundai Museum of Kids’ Books and Art in Seoul, Korea. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Violet moved to New Zealand in 2015 where she now resides. She has also lived in China and Malaysia. Fred Guttenberg began his public life after the murder of his beautiful fourteen-year-old daughter Jaime in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb 14, 2018. The day after the murder, Fred decided to attend a public vigil. While there, the mayor asked him to speak. His words shook a nation and he has not stopped since. Only four months prior to the murder of his daughter, Fred’s brother Michael passed away in October 2017 from cancer related to his service in 9/11 in New York City. He was one of the original first responders at the World Trade Center with a team of doctors who got trapped in the WTC as it collapsed. Amazingly, the room that they hid out in did not collapse and Michael and his team of physicians spent sixteen days at ground zero taking care of others. Following his involvement in these two distinctly American tragedies, Fred has traveled the country talking about both events but also talking about perspective, perseverance, and resilience. He discusses pivotal moments in our lives and how we respond to those moments, using his speech to inspire others. Fred and his wife Jennifer now spend time challenging elected officials to do more. They began a nonprofit organization dedicated to Jaime’s life called ""Orange Ribbons for Jaime."" He has been a regular on TV news programs and myriad online and print media. The nonprofit is now his full-time mission. He is the winner of the 2023 American Spirt Award for Citizen Activism.
“WOW! I absolutely LOVE IT! It is appealing to the eye, very easy to read, and has very interesting facts with cool pictures. I love the black and white. I know, this will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students.” —Ron Hobert, president of the American Federation of Teachers Kansas “This new book from Tom and Violet takes the work of American Carnage and brings it to a new level of understanding as it combines facts and data with incredible illustrations. Gun Violence 101 is the book that every American should read to understand why we have gun violence and what we must do to move forward and solve it.” —Fred Guttenberg, Parkland dad and National Spirit Award winner “Gun Violence 101 is visually appealing and incredibly easy to read and understand. It should be required reading for all members of Congress, state legislators, and other lawmakers."" —Po Murray, founder of Newtown Action Alliance “Thomas Gabor and illustrator Violet Lemay score a home run in this collaboration. Gun Violence 101 distinguishes itself from others with the use of visuals and graphics. I recommend this masterpiece as a ‘go-to’ manual for anyone engaged in gun law reform in our country.” —Steven Askinazi, former principal of the Manhattan Center for Science and Math “Gun Violence 101 is an amazing resource. The graphics and descriptions make a difficult subject easy to understand.” —Susan Metzler-Kirkman, retired middle school teacher at The Benjamin School
