ANTI-GUN ORGANIZATIONS (Updated January, 1996) HANDGUN CONTROL, INC. (HCI): Headquarters: 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 898-0792 Fax: (202) 371-9615 Regional Offices: 10951 W. Pico Boulevard Suite 204 Los Angeles, CA 90064 (213) 446-0056 Fax: (310) 475-3147 114 Sansome Street Room 802 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 433-3535 Fax: (415) 433-3357 Staff: 20 Founding Chair: Nelson T. "Pete" Shields, III Chair: Sarah Brady President: Richard Aborn Treasurer: Mark Ingram Secretary: Lois Hess Board of Directors: David Birenbaum Carl Bogus John Corderman Lee Fisher John Hechinger Larry Lowenstein John Phillips Helen Raiser Maurice Rosenblatt Jeanne Shields Odile Stern Edward O. Welles Publication: Washington Report, quarterly PAC: National Handgun Control Voter Education Fund Membership: 190,000 dues-paying members. HCI claims 1,000,000+ members, but this includes contacts by interested parties by any means. HCI originated (1974) as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH), a group which lobbied for government restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms through support for restrictions on the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, and civilian possession of handguns. The organization voiced a desire for an eventual handgun ban through gradual steps, but changed its name and espoused goals due to results of a survey. In 1991, HCI amended its Articles of Incorporation to reflect its support of restrictions on rifles and shotguns as well. HCI National Committee: Steve Allen Lauren Bacall Marjorie Benton Lloyd Bridges Edmund G. Brown, Sr. Ellen Burstyn Julia Child Jackie Cooper Hume Cronyn Joseph Curran Stephan Dart William Dorman Gerald Dunfey Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Kenneth Gibson Rabbi Jos. B. Glaser Betsy Gotbaum Michael Gross Elliot Jones Halberstam Mariette Hartley Richard Hatcher Janet Gray Hayes Andrew Heiskell Hal Holbrook Maynard Jackson Albert Jenner, Jr. Shirley Knight Patricia Kennedy Lawford Jack Lemmon Edward Levi John Lindsay Marsha Mason Jane McMichael Patrick Murphy Paul Newman George D. Newton, Jr. Victor Palmeri Gregory Peck Russell Peterson Sol Price Milton Rector Will Rogers, Jr. James W. Rouse Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler Neil Simon Rod Steiger Dr. Emanuel Taney Eli Wallach Ruth Warrick Francis Wheat James Whitmore Andy Williams In March 1995 HCI began a "Campaign to Protect Sane Gun Laws," listing these organizations as "Campaign Partners," for having pledged to fight any efforts to repeal the Brady Act and the Clinton "assault weapons" ban: Ambulatory Pediatric Ass'n American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Pediatrics American Ass'n of Family and Consumer Sciences American Ass'n for World Health American Ass'n of Neurological Surgeons American Ass'n of Retired Persons American Counseling Ass'n American Ethical Union American Federation of Teachers American Firearms Ass'n American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Medical Ass'n American Medical Student Ass'n American Medical Women's Ass'n American Nurses Ass'n American Psychological Ass'n American Public Health Ass'n American Trauma Society Americans for Democratic Action Anti-Defamation League Ass'n of American Medical Colleges B'nai B'rith Black Mental Health Alliance Central Conference of American Rabbis Children's Defense Fund Church of the Brethren Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Coalition for Peace Action College Democrats of America Congress of Nat'l Black Churches, Inc. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Consumer Federation of America Council of Chief State School Officers Council of the Great City Schools Environmental Action Foundation Episcopal Church-Washington Office Friends Committee on Nat'l Legislation General Federation of Women's Clubs Gray Panthers Hadassah Interfaith Neighbors Int'l Ass'n of Educators for World Peace Int'l Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Jewish Labor Committee League of Women Voters of the United States* Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Manhattan Project II Mennonite Central Committee-Washington Office Nat'l Assembly of Nat'l Voluntary Health & Social Welfare Organizations Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People Nat'l Ass'n of Chain Drug Stores Nat'l Ass'n of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions Nat'l Ass'n of Counties* Nat'l Ass'n of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners Nat'l Ass'n of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers Nat'l Ass'n of Elementary School Principals* Nat'l Ass'n of Public Hospitals Nat'l Ass'n of School Psychologists Nat'l Ass'n of Secondary School Principals Nat'l Ass'n of Social Workers Nat'l Black Nurses' Ass'n Nat'l Coalition Against Domestic Violence Nat'l Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth Nat'l Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament Nat'l Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Nat'l Council of Jewish Women Nat'l Council of La Raza Nat'l Council of Negro Women Nat'l Council on Family Relations Nat'l Education Ass'n* Nat'l League of Cities Nat'l Network for Youth Nat'l Organization for Women Nat'l Organization on Disability Nat'l Peace Foundation Nat'l People's Action Nat'l Political Congress of Black Women Nat'l Parent, Teachers Ass'n* Nat'l SAFE KIDS Campaign Nat'l Spinal Cord Injury Ass'n Nat'l Urban Coalition Nat'l Urban League, Inc. NETWORK: A Nat'l Catholic Social Justice Lobby Peace Action Physicians for Social Responsibility Project on Demilitarization and Democracy Public Citizen SaferWorld Society of Critical Care Medicine Southern Christian Leadership Conference The Synergetic Society Union of American Hebrew Congregations Unitarian Universalist Ass'n United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society* United Methodist Church, General Board & Church Society United States Catholic Conference United States Conference of Mayors War and Peace Foundation Women's Nat'l Democratic Club Women Strike for Peace Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) Women's Int'l League for Peace and Freedom World Spiritual Assembly, Inc. YWCA of the U.S.A. 20/20 Vision *The national organization only endorses federal legislation. The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (CPHV) is an HCI "educational" spin-off that portrays firearms and their ownership as inherently dangerous. Straight Talk About Risks (S.T.A.R.), CPHV's politically-based anti-gun curriculum targets schoolchildren aged pre-K through 12th grade. The CPHV is located at 1400 K Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE (CSGV): Headquarters: 100 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: (202) 544-7190 President: Michael K. Beard Co-Chairpersons: Ethel Kennedy, Coretta Scott King National Sponsors: William E. Colby Judy Collins Monsignor John J. Egan Walter E. Fauntroy Dr. Dorothy Height Dr. Barbara Jordan Comm. George Napper Harry Nillson Gregory Peck Dr. Alvin F. Pouissant Rabbi David Sapperstein The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV), was originally formed in 1975 as the National Coalition to Ban Handguns (NCBH) "for the purposes of banning the importation, manufacture, sale, transfer, ownership and possession of handguns." In 1989, after expanding its efforts to include restrictions on all firearms, the group adopted its new name, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. The United Methodist Church was the principle founder of CSGV. CSGV's membership is comprised of individual supporters. Ex-CIA employee, Edward O. Welles, who also helped to form HCI, was an original NCBH board member and, reportedly, NCCH/HCI was an unreported member of the Coalition for several years. CSGV's policy-making membership is comprised of 44 national organizations including: American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Suicidology American Ethical Union Americans for Democratic Action American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Psychiatric Association American Public Health Association Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America The Bible Holiness Movement, International B'nai B'rith Women Center for Science in the Public Interest Central Conference of American Rabbis Child Welfare League Church of the Brethren, Washington Office Citizens For Safety The Communitarian Network The Council of The Great City Schools The DISARM Education Fund Fellowship Reconciliation Friends Committee on National Legislation International Ladies Garment Workers Union Jesuit ConferenceQOffice of Social Ministries Jewish Community Center Association Loretto Community Mennonite Central Comm., DC Office National Association of Social Workers National Council of Jewish Women, Inc. National Council of Negro Women, Inc. National Urban League, Inc. North American Federation of Temple Youth Pan American Trauma Association Presbyterian Church USA, Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Religious Action Center Unitarian Universalist Association United Church of Christ, Office for Church and Society United Federation of Teachers United Methodist Church, Board of Church and Society U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Student Association United Synagogues of America WomenUs League for Conservative Judaism WomenUs National Democratic Club YWCA of the U.S.A. THE EDUCATIONAL FUND TO END HANDGUN VIOLENCE (EFEHV): Headquarters: Box 72 110 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: (202) 544-7227 Director: Josh Horwitz Incorporated in 1978 as an "educational" spin-off to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, the EFEHV is supported by private donations and foundation grants. The fund distributes anti-gun "research" on handgun violence, firearms marketing and production, and firearms design. CEASEFIRE, INC.: Headquarters: 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Telephone: (212) 484-1616 Executive Director: Elizabeth Schmidt Advisory Panel Members: Reginald Brack, Chairman, Time, Inc. Senator Bill Bradley, (D-NJ) Stephen Brobeck, Exec. Dir. Consumer Federation of America Doug Carlston, Chair and CEO, Broderbund Software, Inc. President Jimmy Carter Senator John Chafee, (R-RI) K. Kaufer Christoffel, M.D., M.P.H., Children's Mem. Hospital, Chicago Walter Cronkite, Journalist Barry Diller, Chairman, Silver King Communications Michael Douglas, Actor Millard Drexler, CEO, Gap. Inc. Marian Wright Edelman, Pres., Children's Defense Fund Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Co. Susan Estrich, Professor, The Law Center, The University of Southern California Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) Mark Finucane, Former Chairman, Nat'l Assoc. of Public Hospitals Tom Freston, Chairman, MTV Networks Kieth Geiger, Pres., Nat'l Education Association Gerald Grinstein, Chairman, Burlington Northern Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman, Pres. and CEO, Hasbro, Inc. John Kennedy, Editor in Chief, GEORGE magazine Deborah Leff, Pres., The Joyce Foundation H. Michael Lemmons, Exec. Dir., Congress of Nat'l Black Churches Edward Malloy, Pres., University of Notre Dame Paul Newman, Actor Michael Ovitz, Pres., The Walt Disney Company Ron Perlman, Pres., Revlon, Inc. Mike Pertschuk, Co-Director, The Advocacy Institute Roberta Copper Ramo, Pres. American Bar Association Steve Rattner, General Partner, Lazard Freres & Co. Matt Rodriguez, Superintendent, Chicago Police Department Mark Rosenburg, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Nat'l Center for Injury Prevention and Control Dewey Stokes, Former Nat'l Pres., FOP Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO, TELE-TV Stephen Teret, M.D., M.P.H., Director, John Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research James Todd, M. D., Executive Vice-Pres., AMA Jann S. Wenner, Chairman, Wenner Media, Inc. Lois Jean White, Pres.-Elect, Nat'l PTA Jay Winston, Director, Center for Health Communications, Harvard University CeaseFire, Inc. was formed in 1995 with a stated mission to "reshape the gun violence debate in America." Infused with money from Courtney Love, the widow of Rock star Curt Cobain, who committed suicide, the organization signed on the numerous high-profile celebrities and business people listed above to their advisory panel. CeaseFire runs TV Public Service Announcements with celebrities and runs print advertising in major newspapers and magazines with the message that guns are dangerous and gun ownership is a threat to family and friends. Their stated goal is to promote "handgun-free homes and families" by claiming that gun ownership is a public health threat. THE VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER (VPC): Headquarters: 1300 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 783-4071 Executive Director: Josh Sugarmann Of Counsel: Kristen Rand The Violence Policy Center is the new name of the New Right Watch (NRW), a non-profit group that "researched" what it perceived as a new right-wing American political movement. NRW focused its attack on semi-automatic firearms with two releases: "Assault Weapons and Accessories in America" (1988), a joint effort with EFEHV, and "Assault Weapons: Analysis, New Research, and Legislation" (1989). Funding for New Right Watch was received from individual and foundation grants. VPC is a non-profit national "educational" foundation that proposes firearms restrictions as measures to reduce violence in America. VPC's Executive Director, Josh Sugarmann, formerly the Executive Director of the New Right Watch and, previously, with the National Coalition to Ban Handguns, authored a book attacking the NRA, "NRA: Money, Firepower, and Fear" (1992). OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH ANTI-GUN POLICIES: AFL-CIO Amer. Academy of Pediatrics Amer. Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Amer. Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities Amer. Assoc. of Retired Persons Amer. Assoc. of School Administrators Amer. Assoc. for the Surgery of Trauma Amer. Bar Assoc. Amer. Civil Liberties Union Amer. Medical Assoc. Amer. Trauma Society Nat'l Assoc. of Community Health Centers Nat'l Assoc. of Police Organizations Nat'l Assoc. of School Psychologists Nat'l Coalition Against Domestic Violence Nat'l Education Assoc. Nat'l Safe Kids Campaign Dehere Foundation Harris Foundation Hechinger Foundation Joyce Foundation Lauder Foundation Lawrence Foundation Ortenberg Foundation Police Foundation H.M. Strong Foundation Florence and John Shumann Foundation The Council of the Great City Schools U.S. Catholic Conference, Dept. of Social Development Committee for the Study of Handgun Misuse & World Peace Common Cause Children's Defense Fund Disarm Educational Fund George Gund Fund Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities Steve Allen - Entertainer* Cleveland Amory - Author Louis Anderson - Comedian Richard Dean Anderson - Actor Ed Asner - Actor Lauren Bacall - Actress* Candice Bergen - Actress Herbert Block - Cartoonist Peter Bonerz - Actor Robert E. Brennan - Financier Jimmy Breslin - Columnist Beau Bridges - Actor Lloyd Bridges - Actor* Steven Brill - Author Mel Brooks - Actor/Director Dr. Joyce Brothers - Psychologist/ Author Bishop Edmond Browning - Espiscopal Leader Art Buchwald - Columnist Ellen Burstyn - Actress James E. Carter - Former President Robert Chartloff - Producer Julia Child - Author/Chef* Jackie Cooper - Actor/Director* Walter Cronkite - Journalist Hume Cronyn - Actor* Pam Dawber - Actress Phil Donahue - Talk Show Host Michael Douglas - Actor Amitai Etzioni - Teacher Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - Actor* Mike Farrell - Actor Jane Fonda - Actress Art Garfunkel - Singer Michael Gartner - Columnist James Glassman - Editor Louis Gossett, Jr. - Actor Michael Gross - Actor Elliott Gould - Actor Bryant Gumbel - Entertainer Mark Harmon - Actor Mariette Hartley - Actress Bob Herbert - Columnist Howard Hessman - Actor Hal Holbrook - Actor* Molly Ivins - Columnist Maynard Jackson - Mayor, Atlanta* C. Everett Koop - Former Surgeon General, National Safe Kids Campaign William Kovacs - Director Ann Landers - Columnist Leonard Larson - Columnist Norman Lear - Producer and Pres. People for the American Way Jack Lemmon - Actor* Hal Linden - Actor Jack Lord - Actor Mike Luckovich - Cartoonist Marsha Mason - Actress* Colman McCarthy - Columnist Mary McGrory - Columnist Abner Mikva - Former Judge Norval Morris - Law Professor Paul Newman - Actor Harry Nilson - Singer Leonard Nimoy - Actor Jennifer O'Neill - Actress Jane Pauley - Entertainer Gregory Peck - Actor* Robert Redford - Actor/Director Rob Reiner - Actor/Director Steven Rockefeller - Financier Will Rogers, Jr. - Actor Neil Simon - Playwright* Rod Steiger - Actor* Lyle Elmer Strom - Federal Judge Tom Teepen - Editor Marlo Thomas - Actress* Garry Trudeau - Cartoonist Eli Wallach - Actor* Richard Widmark - Actor James Whitmore - Actor* Andy Williams - Singer* Oprah Winfrey - Entertainer Joanne Woodward - Actress* Herman Wouk - Author * Denotes membership on HCI's National Committee ANTI-GUN CORPORATIONS/CORPORATE HEADS: The following listing includes the most prominent national corporations and/or corporate heads that have used the company name while actively supporting anti-gun proposals or organizations. Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Bennett R. Cohen Chrm. & CEO Rte. 100, Box 240 Waterbury, VT 05676 (802) 244-5641 Ice cream and frozen yogurt Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc. Philip M. Hawley, Chrm. & CEO 444 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 620-0150 Retail clothing and accessories stores Crown Central Petroleum Corp. Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. One North Central Street Box 1168 Baltimore, MD 21203 (301) 539-7400 Refiners and marketers of petroleum products, convenience stores Hyatt Corporation Jay Pritzker, Chrm. & CEO 200 West Madison Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 750-1234 International hotels ICN Biomedicals Adam Jerney, Chrm. & CEO 3300 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 545-0113 Pharmaceutical products Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Henry B. Schacht, Chrm. & CEO 500 Jackson Street Box 3005 Columbus, IN 47202 (812) 377-5000 Diesel engines, related parts Clorox Corporation Charles R. Weaver, Chrm. & CEO 1221 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 (415) 271-7000 Household cleaning products GEICO Indemnity Co. One GEICO Plaza Washington, D.C. 20076-0032 (301) 986-2500 Property Insurance MNC Financial, Inc. Alfred Lerner, Chrm. Ten Light Street Box 987 Baltimore, MD 21203 (301) 244-5000 Commercial and consumer banking, financial services National Parks and Conservation Association 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (800) 628-7275 Hechinger Company John W. Hechinger, Chrm. 1616 McCormick Drive Landover, MD 20785 (301) 341-1000 Lumber and building supply retailer A & M Records Al Cafaro, Chrm. & CEO 595 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 826-0477 Record Production, Entertainment Southland Corporation Masatoshi Ito, Chrm. 2711 North Haskell Avenue Dallas, TX 75221 Convenience stores Stoneyfield Farms Yogurt. Mr. Gary Hirshberg, CEO 10 Burton Drive Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 437-7594 Yogurt Rolling Stone Magazine Jann Wenner, Chrm. & CEO 745 5th, Avenue New York, NY 10151 (212) 758-3800 Time Warner Inc. Gerald M. Levin, Chrm. & CEO 75 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10019 (212) 484-8000 Publishing, film and music recordings Working Assets Peter Barnes, Founder 701 Montgomery Street San Fransisco, California 94111 (415) 788-0777 Long distance telephone service The Walt Disney Company Michael Eisner, Chrm. and CEO 500 S. Buena Vista St. Burbank, Califonia 91521 (818) 560-1000 Entertainment conglomerate PUBLICATION AND MEDIA OUTLETS: The following publications and media outlets have assisted in the attack on Second Amendment rights. The editorial policies of some of the media sources listed portray firearms in a negative manner in an attempt to generate public support for restrictions on firearms ownership. Others have refused some or all of NRA's advertisements. Capital Cities/ABC Television Network 77 W. 66th Street New York, NY 10023-6298 (212) 456-7777 Audubon Society Audubon 950 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-2705 (212) 546-9100 Bell Atlantic-D.C. 2055 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 392-9900 Better Homes and Gardens 1716 Locust Street Des Moines, IA 50309-3023 (515) 284-3000 Blue Chip Stamps 15801 S. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90040 (213) 720-4600 The Christian Publishing Society The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street Boston, MA 02115 (508) 586-6200 Columbia Broadcasting Service CBS Television Network 51 W. 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 (212) 975-4321 Corporation For Public Broadcasting/ PBS Television 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703) 739-5000 (703) 739-0775 - Fax Cox Newspapers Atlanta Journal-Constitution Credibank Towers, Suite 400 2800 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33137 (305) 576-7678 Gannett News Service USA Today 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22229 (703) 276-5806 Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Ebony Magazine 820 S. Michigan avenue Chicago, IL 60605-2190 (312) 322-9250 Knight-Ridder Newspapers Detroit Free-Press 321 W. LaFayette Blvd. Detroit, MI 48231 (313) 222-6400 and Miami Herald One Herald Plaza Miami, FL 33132-1683 (305) 350-2111 McCall's Magazine 110 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017-5603 (212) 463-1000 National Broadcasting Company NBC Television Network 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 (212) 664-4444 Newsweek, Inc. Newsweek Magazine 444 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022-6999 (212) 350-4000 The New York Times Corporation The New York Times 229 W. 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 (212) 556-1234 Time Magazine Time & Life Building Rockefeller Center New York, NY 10020 (212) 522-1212 Times-Mirror Corporation The Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA 90053 (213) 237-3000 The Baltimore Sun 501 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21278 (301) 332-6300 The Tribune Company Chicago Tribune 435 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 227-3000 Washington Post 1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20071 (202) 334-6000 Compiled by: NRA Institute for Legislative Action 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Rev. 1/96