ANTI-GUN ORGANIZATIONS Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI) Headquarters: 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 898-0792 Regional Offices: 10951 W. Pico Boulevard 800 S. Claremont Suite 201 Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90064 San Mateo, CA 94402 Telephone: (213) 446-0056 (415) 342-6459 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 Arthur Ashe 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. Dianne Feinstein 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 Jessica Tandy Eli Wallach Ruth Warrick Francis Wheat James Whitmore Andy Williams 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 Cesar Chavez 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 34 national organizations including: American Association of Suicidology American Ethical Union Americans for Democratic Action American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Psychiatric Association American Public Health Association 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 Friends Committee on National Legislation International Ladies Garment Workers Union Jesuit Conference - Office of Social Ministries National Association of Social Workers National Council of Jewish Women, Inc. National Council of Negro Women National Jewish Welfare Board National Urban League, Inc. Presbyterian Church (USA) Ä The Program Agency The Bible Holiness Movement, International Union of American Hebrew Congregations Unitarian Universalist Association United Church of Christ Ä Center for Social Action United Methodist Church Ä Board of Church and Society; Board of Global Ministries, Women's Div. U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Student Association United Synagogue of America Women's National Democratic Club - Public Affairs Committee Women's League for Conservative Judaism Young Women's Christian Association of the USA, National Board 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. 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, is the author of a new book attacking the NRA, NRA: Money, Firepower, and Fear (1992). Other National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies AFL-CIO American Academy of Pediatrics American Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities American Association of Retired Persons American Association of School Administrators American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American Bar Association American Civil Liberties Union American Medical Association American Trauma Society National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of School Psychologists National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Education Association National Safe Kids Campaign Harris Foundation Hechinger 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 Arthur Ashe - Tennis Pro Ed Asner - Actor Lauren Bacall - Actress* Candice Bergen - Actress Peter Bonerz - Actor Jimmy Breslin - Columnist Lloyd Bridges - Actor* Steven Brill - Author Mel Brooks - Actor/Director Dr. Joyce Brothers - Psychologist/ Author Art Buchwald - Columnist Ellen Burstyn - Actress Robert Chartloff - Producer Julia Child - Author/Chef* Jackie Cooper - Actor/Director* 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 James Glassman - Editor Louis Gossett, Jr. - Actor Lewis Grizzard - Columnist Michael Gross - Actor Elliott Gould - Actor Bryant Gumbel - Entertainer Dianne Feinstein - Politician Mark Harmon - Actor Mariette Hartley - Actress Howard Hessman - Actor Hal Holbrook - Actor* Maynard Jackson - Mayor, Atlanta* C. Everett Koop - Former Surgeon General, National Safe Kids Campaign William Kovacs - Director Ann Landers - Columnist Norman Lear - Producer and Pres. People for the American Way Jack Lemmon - Actor* Hal Linden - Actor Jack Lord - Actor Marsha Mason - Actress* Mary McGrory - Columnist Abner Mikva - Lawyer Norval Morris - Law Professor Paul Newman - Actor Harry Nilson - Singer Leonard Nimoy - Actor Jennifer O'Neill - Actress Jane Pauley - Entertainer Gregory Peck - Actor* Steven Rockefeller - Financier Will Rogers, Jr. - Actor Neil Simon - Playwright* Rod Steiger - Actor* Jessica Tandy - Actress* 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. Avnet, Inc. Leon Machiz, Chrm. & CEO 80 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 466-7000 Electrical components and computer products Bud Yorkin Productions Bud Yorkin, President 132 South Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (310) 274-8111 Televsion productions 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 Hewlett-Packard Company David Packard, Chrm. 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 857-1501 Computers and measurement products 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 and biomedical products Johnson & Johnson Ralph S. Larsen, Chrm. & CEO One Johnson & Johnson Plaza New Brunswick, NJ 08933 (908) 524-0400 Health care, pharmaceuticals, professional and consumer products Legg Mason, Inc. Raymond A. Mason, Chrm. & CEO 111 South Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21203 (301) 539-3400 Investment brokers, dealers 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 Fairmont Hotels Robert Small, Pres. & CEO Atop Nab Hill San Francisco, CA 94106 (415) 772-5000 Hotel chain MNC Financial, Inc. Alfred Lerner, Chrm. Ten Light Street Box 987 Baltimore, MD 21203 (301) 244-5000 Commercial and consumer banking, financial services General Host Corporation Harris J. Ashton, Chrm., Pres. & CEO 22 Gate House Road Box 10045 Stamford, CT 06904 (203) 357-9900 Specialty retailer of nursery and craft products 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 Straight Arrow Publishers Jann Wenner, Chrm. & CEO 745 5th, Avenue New York, NY 10151 (212) 758-3800 Publications: Rolling Stone Magazine; Us Magazine; The Men's Journal Time Warner Inc. Gerald M. Levin, Chrm. & CEO 75 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10019 (212) 484-8000 Publishing, film and music recordings 20th Century Fox Barry Diller, Chrm. & CEO Box 900 Beverly Hills, CA 90213 (310) 277-2211 Film and television production Publication and Media Outlets The following publications and media outlets have also assisted in the attack on Second Amendment rights. The editorial policies of some of the media sources listed below 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. American Broadcasting Company ABC Television Network 77 W. 66th Street New York, NY 10023-6298 Audubon Society Audubon 950 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-2705 (212) 546-9100 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, 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. 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