This list is regularly compiled by the NRA and is current as of September 2012
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| National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies |
| The following organizations have lent monetary, grassroots or some other type of direct support to anti-gun organizations. In many instances, these organizations lent their name in support of specific campaigns to pass anti-gun legislation such as the March 1995 HCI "Campaign to Protect Sane Gun Laws." Many of these organizations were listed as "Campaign Partners," for having pledged to fight any efforts to repeal the Brady Act and the Clinton "assault weapons" ban. All have officially endorsed anti-gun positions. AARP AFL-CIO Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Pediatrics American Civil Liberties Union American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Medical Women`s Association American Medical Student Association American Medical Association American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American Trauma Society American Federation of Teachers American Association of School Administrators American Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities American Medical Association American Bar Association American Counseling Association American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for World Health American Ethical Union American Nurses Association American Association of Neurological Surgeons American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences American Firearms Association American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Jewish Committee American Trauma Society American Psychological Association American Jewish Congress American Public Health Association Americans for Democratic Action Anti-Defamation League Black Mental Health Alliance B`nai B`rith Central Conference of American Rabbis Children`s Defense Fund Church of the Brethren Coalition for Peace Action Coalition to Stop Gun Violence College Democrats of America Committee for the Study of Handgun Misuse & World Peace Common Cause Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Consumer Federation of America Council of the Great City Schools Council of Chief State School Officers Dehere Foundation Disarm Educational Fund Environmental Action Foundation Episcopal Church-Washington Office Florence and John Shumann Foundation Friends Committee on National Legislation General Federation of Women`s Clubs George Gund Fun Gray Panthers H.M. Strong Foundation Hadassah Harris Foundation Hechinger Foundation Interfaith Neighbors Int`l Ladies` Garment Workers` Union Int`l Association of Educators for World Peace Jewish Labor Committee Joyce Foundation Lauder Foundation Lawrence Foundation 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 National Safe Kids Campaign National Association of Police Organizations National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Black Nurses` Association National Association of Chain Drug Stores National Network for Youth National Assembly of National Voluntary Health & Social Welfare Organizations National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Counties* National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers National Education Association National Association of Elementary School Principals* National Association of Public Hospitals National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Association of Secondary School Principals National Association of Social Workers National Association of Children`s Hospitals and Related Institutions National Association of School Psychologists National Council of La Raza National Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA National Council of Negro Women National Association of Community Health Centers National People`s Action National Education Association* National League of Cities National Council on Family Relations National Council of Jewish Women National Organization for Women National Political Congress of Black Women National Parks and Conservation Association National Peace Foundation National Urban League, Inc. National Parent, Teachers Association* National Urban Coalition National SAFE KIDS Campaign National Organization on Disability National Spinal Cord Injury Association NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby Ortenberg Foundation Peace Action People for the American Way Physicians for Social Responsibility Police Foundation Project on Demilitarization and Democracy Public Citizen SaferWorld Society of Critical Care Medicine Southern Christian Leadership Conference The Council of the Great City Schools The Synergetic Society 20/20 Vision U.S. Catholic Conference, Dept. of Social Development Union of American Hebrew Congregations Unitarian Universalist Association United States Catholic Conference United Methodist Church, General Board & Church Society United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society* United States Conference of Mayors War and Peace Foundation Women Strike for Peace Women`s National Democratic Club 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. *The national organization only endorses federal legislation. Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities The following celebrities and national figures have lent their name and notoriety to anti-gun causes, speaking out for anti-gun legislation and providing a voice for anti-gun organizations. Celebrities: Krista Allen - Actress Suzy Amis - Actress Louis Anderson - Comedian Richard Dean Anderson - Actor Maya Angelou - Poet David Arquette - Actor Ed Asner - Actor Alec Baldwin - Actor Bob Barker - TV Personality Carol Bayer Sager - Composer Drew Barrymore - Actress Kevin Bacon - Actor Lauren Bacall - Actress* Sarah Ban Breathnach - Writer William Baldwin - Actor Candice Bergen - Actress Richard Belzer - Actor Tony Bennett - Singer Boys II Men - Pop Group Jon Bon Jovi - Singer Peter Bogdonovich - Director Peter Bonerz - Actor Albert Brooks - Actor Beau Bridges - Actor Benjamin Bratt - Actor Bonnie Bruckheimer - Movie Producer Christie Brinkley - Model Dr. Joyce Brothers - Psychologist/Author James Brolin - Actor James Brooks - TV Producer Mel Brooks - Actor/Director Betty Buckley - Actress Ellen Burstyn - Actress Steve Buscemi - Actor David Canary - Actor Kate Capshaw - Actress Kim Cattrall- Actress Josh Charles - Actor Robert Chartloff - Producer Stockard Channing - Actress Jill Clayburgh - Actress Terri Clark - Singer George Clooney - Actor Jennifer Connelly - Actress Judy Collins - Singer Kevin Costner - Actor Sean Connery - Actor Sheryl Crow - Singer Billy Crystal- Actor Julie Cypher - Director Arlene Dahl - Actress Clive Davis - Writer Linda Dano - Actress Matt Damon - Actor Pam Dawber - Actress Patrika Darbo - Actress Stuart Damon - Actor Ellen Degeneres - Actress Gavin de Becker - Writer Rebecca DeMornay - Actress Danny DeVito - Actor Michael Douglas - Actor Phil Donahue - Talk Show Host Richard Donner - Director Fran Drescher - Actress Richard Dreyfus - Actor David Duchovny - Actor Sandy Duncan - Actress Christine Ebersole - Actress Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds - Singer Missy Elliott - Singer Nora Ephron - Director Gloria Estefan - Singer Melissa Etheridge - Singer Mia Farrow - Actress Mike Farrell - Actor Carrie Fisher - Actress Sally Field - Actress Doug Flutie - NFL player Fannie Flagg - Actress Jane Fonda - Actress Jodie Foster - Actress Rick Fox - NBA Player Andy Garcia - Actor Art Garfunkel - Singer Geraldo - TV personality Richard Gere - Actor Kathie Lee Gifford - TV personality Paul Glaser - TV director Brad Gooch - Writer Elliott Gould - Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. - Actor Michael Gross - Actor Nancy Lee Grahn - Actress Bryant Gumbel - TV Personality Deidra Hall - Actress Ethan Hawke - Actor Mariette Hartley - Actress Mark Harmon - Actor Anne Heche - Actress Howard Hesseman - Actor Marilu Henner - Actress Dustin Hoffman - Actor Hal Holbrook - Actor* Helen Hunt - Actress John Ingle - Actor Francesca James - TV Producer Norman Jewison - Director Lainie Kazan - Actress Richard Karn - Actor Jeffrey Katzenberg - Producer Barry Kemp - TV Producer David E. Kelley - TV Producer Diane Keaton - Actress Margaret Kemp - Interior Designer Chaka Khan - Singer Kevin Kline - Actor Michael E. Knight - Actor Jonathan Kozol - Writer Lenny Kravits - Singer Lisa Kudrow - Actress Wally Kurth - Actor Christine Lahti - Actress k.d. lang - Singer Ricki Lake - TV personality Denis Leary - Actor John Leguizamo - Actor Norman Lear - TV Producer Spike Lee - Director Hal Linden - Actor Tara Lipinski - Former Olympian Keyshawn Johnson - NFL player Rob Lowe - Actor Amanda Marshall - Singer Barry Manilow - Singer Camryn Manheim - Actress Howie Mandel - Actor Kyle MacLachlan - Actor Madonna - Singer Marla Maples - Actress Marsha Mason - Actress* Mase - Singer Penny Marshall - Director Prema Mathai-Davis - YWCA Official John McDaniel - Musician John McEnroe - Athlete Brian McKnight - Musician Natalie Merchant - Singer Bette Midler - Singer Mary Tyler Moore - Actress Michael Moore - Film Maker Mike Myers - Actor N Sync - Music group Kathy Najimy - Actress Jack Nicholson - Actor Leonard Nimoy - Actor Mike Nichols - Director Stephen Nichols - Actor Rosie O`Donnel l- Actress/Talk Show Host Jennifer O Neill - Actress Julia Ormond - Actress Jane Pauley - TV Personality Sarah Jessica Parker - Actress Mandy Patinkin - Actor Richard North Patterson - Writer Rhea Perlman- Actress Michelle Pfieffer - Actress Aidan Quinn - Actor Colin Quinn - Actor Dennis Quaid - Actor Elizabeth Bracco Quinn - Actress Bonnie Raitt - Singer Debbie Reynolds - Actress Mary Lou Retton - Former Olympian Paul Reiser - Actor Peter Reckell - Actor Rob Reiner - Actor/Director Robert Redford - Actor/Director Anne Rice - Writer Cathy Rigby - Actress Julia Roberts - Actress Marc Rosen - TV Producer Tim Robbins - Actor Tim Roth - Actor Renee Russo - Actress Robin Ruzan - Wife of Mike Myers Meg Ryan - Actress Susan Sarandon - Actress Jerry Seinfeld - Actor Kyra Sedgwick - Actress Martin Sheen - Actor Russell Simmons - Record Producer Neil Simon - Playwright* Louise Sorel - Actress Mira Sorvino - Actress Rena Sofer - Actress Britney Spears - Singer Bruce Springsteen - Singer Kevin Spirtas - Actor Barbra Streisand - Singer David Steinberg - Director Sylvester Stallone - Actor Harry Dean Stanton - Actor Meryl Streep - Actress Patrick Stewart - Actor Sharon Stone - Actress Sting - Singer Trudie Styler - Actress Jonathan Taylor Thomas - Actor The Temptations - Pop Group Vinny Testaverde - NFL player Marlo Thomas - Actress* Uma Thurman - Actress Steve Tisch - Producer Mike Torrez - Former Baseball player Shania Twain - Singer Dick Van Dyke - Actor Eli Wallach - Actor* Harvey Weinstein - Producer Jann Wenner - Publisher Sigourney Weaver - Actress Victor Webster - Actor Andy Williams - Singer* Kelli Williams - Actress Henry Winkler - Actor Oprah Winfrey - Entertainer Rita Wilson - Actress Vanessa Williams - Singer Herman Wouk - Author Joanne Woodward - Actress* Peter Yarrow - Singer Catherine Zeta-Jones - Actress Ahmet Zappa -Actor Diva Zappa -Actress Dweezil Zappa - Musician Gail Zappa - Moon Zappa -Actress * Denotes membership on Brady Campaign`s National Committee National Figures: Joel J. Alpert M.D. - Pediatrician Robert Bernstein Ph.D - Pediatrician Robert E. Brennan - Financier Bishop Edmond Browning - Espiscopal Leader James E. Carter - Former President Marion Wright Edelman - Director, Childrens Defense Fund Michael Eisner, Former Chairman and CEO The Walt Disney Company Amitai Etzioni - Teacher Tom Freston - MTV President Dr. Lorraine E. Hale - Social Worker Della M. Hughes - Activist Ed Koch - Former Politician C. Everett Koop - Former Surgeon General Rev. Wallace Ryan Kuroiwa - Clergyman Gerald M. Levin - Chairman, Time Warner Davis S. Liederman - Ex. Dir. Child Welfare League Paul Rabbi Menitaff - Clergyman Abner Mikva - Former Judge Richard Parsons - Pres. Time Warner Steven Rockefeller - Financier Ellen Y. Rosenberg - Activist Rabbi David Saperstein - Clergyman Herb Scannell - Pres. Nickelodeon Vincent Schiraldi - Dir. Justice Policy Institute Lyle Elmer Strom - Federal Judge Joe Volk - Clergyman Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie - Clergyman The following journalists actively editorialize in favor of gun control laws: Steve Benson - Cartoonist Tony Auth - Cartoonist Jim Borgman - Cartoonist Jimmy Breslin - Columnist Stuart Carlson - Cartoonist Marie Cocco - Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. - Columnist Bonnie Erbe - Columnist Tom Fiedler - Columnist Michael Gartner - Columnist Mark Genrich - Columnist James Glassman - Editor Bob Herbert - Columnist Bill Johnson - Columnist Donald Kaul - Columnist Mike Lane - Cartoonist Leonard Larson - Columnist Mike Luckovich - Cartoonist Jimmy Margulies - Cartoonist Deborah Mathis - Columnist Colman McCarthy - Columnist Jim Morin - Cartoonist Tom Oliphant- Columnist Mike Peters - Cartoonist Robert Reno - Columnist Frank Rich - Columnist Cindy Richards - Columnist Kevin Siers- Cartoonist Ed Stein - Cartoonist Tom Teepen - Editor Tim Toles - Cartoonist Garry Trudeau - Cartoonist Cynthia Tucker - Columnist Steve Twomey - Columnist Steve Villano - Columnist Adrienne Washington - Columnist Don Wright - Cartoonist Anti-Gun Corporations/Corporate Heads The following listing includes the most prominent national corporations that have lent their corporate support to gun control initiatives or taken position supporting gun control. A & M Records Al Cafaro, Chrm. & CEO 595 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 826-0477 www.amrecords.com Record Production, Entertainment American Century Companies James E. Stowers, CEO 4500 Main St., 4th Floor Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 531-5575 www.americancentury.com Mutual Fund & Stock Investment Company on NYSE American Multi Cinemas Entertainment, Inc. Stanley H. Durwood, Co-Chairman, CEO Peter C. Brown, President, CFO 106 West 14th Street, #1700 Kansas City, MO 64141 (816) 221-4000 www.amctheaters.com Movie Theater Company Argosy Casino H. Steven Norton, President, CEO 777 N.W. Argosy Parkway Riverside, MO 64150 (816) 746-7711 www.argosycasinos.com/ Gambling Casino Company Ben & Jerry`s Homemade, Inc. Bennett R. Cohen Chrm. & CEO Rte. 100, Box 240 Waterbury, VT 05676 (802) 244-5641 www.benjerry.com Ice cream and frozen yogurt BJC Health Systems Fred L. Brown, President & CEO 4444 Forest Park Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 (314) 747-9322 www.bjc.org/ Healthcare Company Blue Cross Blue Shield - Kansas City John P. Mascotte, President P.O. Box 419169 Kansas City, MO 64141 (816) 395-2222 Healthcare Company Brooks Investments-Robert Brooks Robert Brooks 45 Chesterfield Lakes Road Chesterfield, MO 63005 Investment Company 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 Development Specialists - Chicago 70 W. Madison Street, #2300 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 263-4141 Earthgrains - St. Louis 8400 Maryland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63105 (314) 259-7000 www.ironkids.com/Pages/Earthgrains.html National Bread Company General American - St. Louis Richard A. Liddy, CEO P.O. Box 396 St. Louis, MO 63166 (314) 843-8700 www.genam.com Life Insurance Hallmark Cards Irvine O. Hockaday, President & CEO P.O. Box 418307 Kansas City, MO 64141 (816) 274-5111 www.hallmark.com Greeting Card Company Health Midwest 2316 East Meyer Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64132 (816) 751-3000 www.healthmidwest.org National Healthcare Company ICN Biomedicals Adam Jerney, Chrm. & CEO 3300 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 545-0113 www.icnbiomed.com Pharmaceutical products James B. Nutter Co. - Kansas City James B. Nutter 4153 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 531-2345 Investment Banker Kansas City Chiefs One Arrowhead Drive Kansas City, MO 64129 (816) 924-9300 www.kcchiefs.com Pro Football Team Kansas City Royals David Glass, CEO P.O. Box 419969 Kansas City, MO 64141 (816) 921-8000 www.kcroyals.com Pro Baseball Team Kenneth Cole 152 W. 57th Street New York, NY 10019 (800) 536-2653 www.kennethcole.com Clothing retailer Lamar Advertising Company Lamar Outdoor Advertising 5551 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 2-A Baton Rouge, LA 70808 P. O. Box 66338 Baton Rouge, LA 70896 (225) 926-1000 Fax (225) 926-1005 www.lamar.com Levi Strauss & Co. Robert D. Haas, Chairman Philip Marineau, CEO Peter A. Jacobi, President and COO 1155 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 501-6000 FAX (415) 501-3939 www.levistrauss.com Clothing Mallinckrodt, Inc. - St. Louis C. Ray Holman, President & CEO 675 McDonnell Blvd, Box 5840 St. Louis, MO 63134 (314) 654-2000 www.mallinckrodt.com Clothing Starch Company Michael Douglas Foundation 3550 Wilshire Los Angele, CA 90010 MNC Financial, Inc. Ten Light Street Box 987 Baltimore, MD 21203 (301) 244-5000 Banking, financial services Sara Lee Corporation Sara Lee Foundation Three First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60602-4260 Phone: 312-726-2600 www.saralee.com Fax: 312-726-3712 Silver Dollar City Peter Herschend One Corporate Drive Branson, MO 65616 800 475-9370 www.silverdollarcity.com Amusement Parks Site Oil Company - St. Louis Alvin J. Siteman, President 50 S. Bemiston St. Louis, MO 63105 (314) 725-4321 Oil Company Southland Corporation Masatoshi Ito, Chrm. 2711 North Haskell Avenue Dallas, TX 75221 www.7-eleven.com Convenience stores Southwestern Bell Telephone- St. Louis One Bell Center St. Louis, MO 63101 (314) 235-9800 www.swbell.com Telecommunications Firm Sport & Health, Inc. Don Konz, CEO 1800 Old Meadow Rd. McLean, Virginia 22102 (703) 556-6556 www.sportandhealth.com Health clubs and fitness centers Sprint Corp PAC William T. Esrey, Chrm., Pres. & CEO 2330 Shawnee Mission Parkway Westwood, KS 66205 913 624-3000 www.sprint.com Telecommunicaitons Firm SSM Health System - St. Louis 477 N. Lindbergh St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 994-7800 Healthcare Company St. Louis Rams One Rams Way Earth City, MO 63045 (314) 982-7267 www.stlouisrams.com Pro Football Team St. Louis University Rev. Lawrence Biondi, President 221 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 977-2222 www.slu.edu Private Catholic University Stoneyfield Farms Yogurt Mr. Gary Hirshberg, CEO 10 Burton Drive Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 437-7594 Yogurt Sverdrup Corp. Richard E. Beumer, Chairman & CEO 13723 Riverport Drive Maryland Heights, MO 63043 (314) 436-7600 www.sverdrup.com Engineering Firm Time Warner Inc. Gerald M. Levin, Chrm. & CEO 75 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10019 (212) 364-8300 www.pathfinder.com/corp/ Publishing, film and music recordings TMP Worldwide/Monster.Com Andrew McKelvey, CEO 1633 Broadway, 33rd Fl. New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-977-4200 Fax: 212-956-2142 www.tmpw.com www.monster.com online employment service Unity Health - St. Louis 1650 Des Peres Road #301 St. Louis, MO 63131 (314) 909-3300 www.smhs.com/unityheath.html Healthcare Company Working Assets Peter Barnes, Founder 701 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94111 (415) 788-0777 www.workingassets.com 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 Bell Atlantic-D.C. 2055 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 392-9900 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 Miami Herald One Herald Plaza Miami, FL 33132-1683 (305) 350-2111 Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, California 90053 (213) 237-4511 (213) 237-7679 - Fax McCall`s Magazine 110 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017-5603 (212) 463-1000 Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine Emap PLC 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Floor 17 Los Angeles, California 90048 (323) 782-2000 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 Rolling Stone Magazine Jann Wenner, Chrm. & CEO 745 5th, Avenue New York, NY 10151 (212) 758-3800 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 |
