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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) <20> The Program Agency
The Bible Holiness Movement, International
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Unitarian Universalist Association
United Church of Christ <20> Center for Social Action
United Methodist Church <20> 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.
Washington, D.C. 20071
(202) 334-6000
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