Pizza Ranch is supporting of Pheasants Forever's (PF) youth programs. In addition to sponsoring PF's successful "First Bird" program for the 2009-2010 hunting season, Pizza Ranch will assist local Pheasants Forever chapters across the Midwest in promoting chapter youth events, including youth mentor hunts.
PF's "First Bird" program sponsored by Pizza Ranch was developed in 2008 to recognize the accomplishments of youth hunters who successfully bagged their first upland bird. Pizza Ranch is looking to add to the initial success of the "First Bird" program by stepping forward to support youth mentor hunts in local communities. PF chapters based in the same town or area as a Pizza Ranch have the opportunity to partner with their neighboring franchise to create a local youth mentor hunt. All participating chapters will receive 24 blaze orange hunting caps and a banner to publicize the event. Chapters can become involved by simply contacting their nearby Pizza Ranch.
"We are excited to partner with Pheasants Forever on another great project for our area youth. Pheasants Forever youth mentor hunts are a great way to get local youth involved in our communities and the outdoors," stated Gwen Lahrs, Senior Advertising and Marketing Manager for Pizza Ranch.
"The first year of the First Bird program generated phenomenal response, and with the help of Pizza Ranch, we're excited to publish even more youngster photos on the pages of our magazines and atwww.PheasantsForever.org," said Greg Emerick, PF Director of Corporate Sales, "Pizza Ranch also prides itself on being active in local communities, and boosting Pheasants Forever chapter youth events this fall will definitely help strengthen our youth outreach efforts."
TO ENTER the Pheasants Forever "First Bird" program sponsored by Pizza RanchThe Pheasants Forever "First Bird" program sponsored by Pizza Ranch is aimed at getting today's youth actively involved in outdoor activities such as hunting. Young hunters who send in a photo of their first bird will receive:
• A "First Bird" Commemorative Pin
• Coupon for a free pizza at a Pizza Ranch restaurant
• A chance to get their photo published in the Pheasants Forever Journal of Upland Conservation and Upland Tales youth magazine.
Please send your photo (prints will not be returned) along with your first and last name, birth date, mailing address, phone number, and any other information you would like to share to:
Pizza Ranch Inc., Attn: First Bird, PO Box 465, Orange City, IA 51041-0465.
The Pizza Ranch in Muskegon is located at 1848 E. Sherman Blvd, across from the WalMart, stop by and thank them for their support of this great program.
Pizza RanchPizza Ranch has 144 franchises in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan and Illinois. The chain was founded in 1981 in Hull, Iowa and since has grown to its current size while focusing its brand around "providing a business ministry opportunity where guests receive a legendary experience through quality food and service." More information about Pizza Ranch can be found atwww.pizzaranch.com.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
PETA offer solution to closing prisons
PETA, people for the ethical treatment of animals offers their solution to prison closings.
Considering how pigs are mistreated, PETA rushed to contact Governor Bev Purdue, of North Carolina to ask for her help in turning the prison into the world's first pig empathy museum.
PETA claims that the pig museum would help people better understand pigs and the suffering that farms cause them. Visitors could then put what they've learned into practice by enjoying meatless "riblets" or other vegetarian fare, and the kids would take home one of our "Animals Are My Friends" T-shirts.
I guess you won't be getting any bacon burgers or ham and cheese for lunch at this museum.
Considering how pigs are mistreated, PETA rushed to contact Governor Bev Purdue, of North Carolina to ask for her help in turning the prison into the world's first pig empathy museum.
PETA claims that the pig museum would help people better understand pigs and the suffering that farms cause them. Visitors could then put what they've learned into practice by enjoying meatless "riblets" or other vegetarian fare, and the kids would take home one of our "Animals Are My Friends" T-shirts.
I guess you won't be getting any bacon burgers or ham and cheese for lunch at this museum.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Anti-Gun Corporations/Corporate Heads
Some real surprises and some no-brainer anti's.
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, In
.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
. 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) 926-1000Fax (225) 926-1005
www.lamar.com
Levi Strauss & Co.
Robert D. Haas, Chairman
Philip Marineau, CEO
Peter A. Jacobi, President and CO
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. BemistonSt. 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 CenterSt. 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) 484-8000
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 4002800
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 Magazin
eJann 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
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, In
.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
. 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) 926-1000Fax (225) 926-1005
www.lamar.com
Levi Strauss & Co.
Robert D. Haas, Chairman
Philip Marineau, CEO
Peter A. Jacobi, President and CO
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. BemistonSt. 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 CenterSt. 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) 484-8000
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 4002800
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 Magazin
eJann 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
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities
Some of these will surprise you.
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
Jackie Cooper - Actor/Director*
Jennifer Connelly - Actress
Judy Collins - Singer
Kevin Costner - Actor
Sean Connery - Actor
Sheryl Crow - Singer
Walter Cronkite - Frmr News Anchor
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
Estelle Getty - Actress
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 Hessman - Actor
Marilu Henner - Actress
Dustin Hoffman - Actor
Hal Holbrook - Actor*
Whitney Houston - Singer
Helen Hunt - Actress
Grace-Lynne Ingle - 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
Coreta Scott King - Activist
Kevin Kline - Actor
Michael E. Knight - Actor
Jonathan Kozol - Writer
William Kovacs - Director
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
Lisa Linde - Actress
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
Ed McMahon - TV personality
Natalie Merchant - Singer
Bette Midler - Singer
Shane Minor - Musician
Mary Tyler Moore - Actress
Michael Moore - Film Maker
Norval Morris - Law Professor
Mike Myers - Actor
N Sync - Music group
Kathy Najimy - Actress
Paul Newman - Actor
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
Sydney Pollack - Director
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
Natasha Richardson - 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
Britany 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*
Ruth Warrick - Actress
Harvey Weinstein - Producer
Jann Wenner - Publisher
Sigourney Weaver - Actress
Victor Webster - Actor
James Whitmore - Actor*
Andy Williams - Singer*
Kelli Williams - Actress
Henry Winkler - Actor
Oprah Winfrey - Entertainer
Richard Widmark - Actor
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
Ahmet Ertegun - Music Producer
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 Scannel - 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
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
Jackie Cooper - Actor/Director*
Jennifer Connelly - Actress
Judy Collins - Singer
Kevin Costner - Actor
Sean Connery - Actor
Sheryl Crow - Singer
Walter Cronkite - Frmr News Anchor
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
Estelle Getty - Actress
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 Hessman - Actor
Marilu Henner - Actress
Dustin Hoffman - Actor
Hal Holbrook - Actor*
Whitney Houston - Singer
Helen Hunt - Actress
Grace-Lynne Ingle - 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
Coreta Scott King - Activist
Kevin Kline - Actor
Michael E. Knight - Actor
Jonathan Kozol - Writer
William Kovacs - Director
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
Lisa Linde - Actress
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
Ed McMahon - TV personality
Natalie Merchant - Singer
Bette Midler - Singer
Shane Minor - Musician
Mary Tyler Moore - Actress
Michael Moore - Film Maker
Norval Morris - Law Professor
Mike Myers - Actor
N Sync - Music group
Kathy Najimy - Actress
Paul Newman - Actor
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
Sydney Pollack - Director
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
Natasha Richardson - 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
Britany 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*
Ruth Warrick - Actress
Harvey Weinstein - Producer
Jann Wenner - Publisher
Sigourney Weaver - Actress
Victor Webster - Actor
James Whitmore - Actor*
Andy Williams - Singer*
Kelli Williams - Actress
Henry Winkler - Actor
Oprah Winfrey - Entertainer
Richard Widmark - Actor
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
Ahmet Ertegun - Music Producer
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 Scannel - 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
Monday, August 17, 2009
National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies
This list needs to be looked at by all gun owners.... these people want to TAKE YOUR GUNS!!
You probably belong to one maybe even the first one on the list....AARP
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
Safer World
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.
You probably belong to one maybe even the first one on the list....AARP
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
Safer World
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.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Poll Shows Americans Support Right-to-Carry
The United States Senate recently voted on an amendment that would have allowed Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in all other states that also grant carry permits. The amendment, sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and David Vitter (R-La.), won a significant majority of votes, 58 to 39, but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to avoid a Senate filibuster.
Anti-gun senators have long argued that the majority of Americans do not support firearm freedoms. They made this erroneous claim once again during the debate on the Thune/Vitter amendment. Now, a new poll has proven them wrong.
Conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report, the poll looked at Americans' opinions on some key issues related to the Second Amendment. One of the questions asked: "Currently, 39 states have laws that allow residents to carry firearms to protect themselves, only if they pass a background check and pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Most of those states also require applicants to have firearms safety training. Do you support or oppose this law?"
It will come as a shock to the 39 senators who voted to deny law-abiding Americans their right to self-defense when traveling outside their home states, but the results showed that 83% of Americans support Right-to-Carry laws. The poll also revealed that support for Right-to-Carry crosses party lines, with 86% of independent voters and 80% of Democratic voters supporting Right-to-Carry. This is no surprise to gun owners, however, who have long known that the majority of Americans support the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense. The anti-gun community is trumpeting its 39-vote procedural "victory" as a major achievement. But just like the vote in the Senate, the overwhelming majority of Americans are on our side.
Anti-gun senators have long argued that the majority of Americans do not support firearm freedoms. They made this erroneous claim once again during the debate on the Thune/Vitter amendment. Now, a new poll has proven them wrong.
Conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report, the poll looked at Americans' opinions on some key issues related to the Second Amendment. One of the questions asked: "Currently, 39 states have laws that allow residents to carry firearms to protect themselves, only if they pass a background check and pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Most of those states also require applicants to have firearms safety training. Do you support or oppose this law?"
It will come as a shock to the 39 senators who voted to deny law-abiding Americans their right to self-defense when traveling outside their home states, but the results showed that 83% of Americans support Right-to-Carry laws. The poll also revealed that support for Right-to-Carry crosses party lines, with 86% of independent voters and 80% of Democratic voters supporting Right-to-Carry. This is no surprise to gun owners, however, who have long known that the majority of Americans support the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense. The anti-gun community is trumpeting its 39-vote procedural "victory" as a major achievement. But just like the vote in the Senate, the overwhelming majority of Americans are on our side.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Now Is The Time To Make Yourself Heard At Town Hall Meetings!
Congress has now adjourned to start the Summer District Work Period and will return after Labor Day. During this Summer District Work Period, your Senators and Representative will be back home in their states and districts.
Many lawmakers use this time to hold town hall meetings, and take questions from their constituents. These meetings offer a tremendous opportunity for you to personally voice your strong support for the Second Amendment.
Please contact your lawmakers' district offices and ask when they plan to hold their town hall meetings during the break. If you do not know the number for your lawmakers' district offices, you can use the "Write Your Representatives" tool at www.NRAILA.org, or call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683.
In addition to attending town hall meetings and speaking out in support of our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, please forward the dates, times, and locations of any town hall meetings to your family, friends, and fellow firearm owners, and to the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, so we may compile this information and share it with the pro-gun community. Please forward this information to the Grassroots Division by calling (800) 392-8683, by faxing to (703) 267-3918, or by sending an e-mail to townhall@nrahq.org. Also, please take advantage of this recess to try and schedule personal meetings with your lawmakers and/or their staff in their district offices to respectfully discuss these issues.
For tips on effectively communicating at town hall meetings, you can go to the "Write Your Representatives" feature at www.NRAILA.org, click "Communication With Your Lawmakers," and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Many lawmakers use this time to hold town hall meetings, and take questions from their constituents. These meetings offer a tremendous opportunity for you to personally voice your strong support for the Second Amendment.
Please contact your lawmakers' district offices and ask when they plan to hold their town hall meetings during the break. If you do not know the number for your lawmakers' district offices, you can use the "Write Your Representatives" tool at www.NRAILA.org, or call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683.
In addition to attending town hall meetings and speaking out in support of our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, please forward the dates, times, and locations of any town hall meetings to your family, friends, and fellow firearm owners, and to the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, so we may compile this information and share it with the pro-gun community. Please forward this information to the Grassroots Division by calling (800) 392-8683, by faxing to (703) 267-3918, or by sending an e-mail to townhall@nrahq.org. Also, please take advantage of this recess to try and schedule personal meetings with your lawmakers and/or their staff in their district offices to respectfully discuss these issues.
For tips on effectively communicating at town hall meetings, you can go to the "Write Your Representatives" feature at www.NRAILA.org, click "Communication With Your Lawmakers," and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Triggering the Vote
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 72 percent (142 million) of the eligible voting age citizen population (197 million) were registered to vote in 2004. This means that as many as 55 million people were eligible to vote, but unregistered -- and therefore did not participate in the November 2004 elections.
Far too many gun owners and hunters are among them. And every year, millions of teenagers turn 18, thus becoming eligible to register and vote. Many of them have spent their formative years learning hunting and shooting skills, and could be expected to pay attention to NRA's message.
Now, NRA-ILA has created a new affiliate, the NRA Freedom Action Foundation (NRA-FAF), which focuses on nonpartisan voter registration and citizen education. The NRA-FAF has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are fully deductible.
The NRA Freedom Action Foundation, in turn, has launched a new campaign – Trigger the Vote. And to serve as Honorary Chairman, we brought on board one of America's most persuasive action heroes -- Chuck Norris. Visit www.TriggertheVote.org to hear his message.
This campaign has deployed a new approach to reach the younger generation, using new social media outlets. It will also use traditional methods of outreach including TV, radio and direct mail.
And Trigger the Vote is mobile, going on the road to educate and register voters at gun shows, shooting ranges and anywhere else gun owners, hunters and shooters can be found. The campaign will post regular updates on the site, including short videos of volunteers explaining why they are putting their time and effort into the campaign.
You too can be part of the campaign. Visit the website, recommend it to friends -- and use it to persuade any unregistered gun owners, hunters or shooters you may know to get on board by registering to vote.
Visit www.TriggertheVote.org today – and Trigger the Vote in your community.
Far too many gun owners and hunters are among them. And every year, millions of teenagers turn 18, thus becoming eligible to register and vote. Many of them have spent their formative years learning hunting and shooting skills, and could be expected to pay attention to NRA's message.
Now, NRA-ILA has created a new affiliate, the NRA Freedom Action Foundation (NRA-FAF), which focuses on nonpartisan voter registration and citizen education. The NRA-FAF has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are fully deductible.
The NRA Freedom Action Foundation, in turn, has launched a new campaign – Trigger the Vote. And to serve as Honorary Chairman, we brought on board one of America's most persuasive action heroes -- Chuck Norris. Visit www.TriggertheVote.org to hear his message.
This campaign has deployed a new approach to reach the younger generation, using new social media outlets. It will also use traditional methods of outreach including TV, radio and direct mail.
And Trigger the Vote is mobile, going on the road to educate and register voters at gun shows, shooting ranges and anywhere else gun owners, hunters and shooters can be found. The campaign will post regular updates on the site, including short videos of volunteers explaining why they are putting their time and effort into the campaign.
You too can be part of the campaign. Visit the website, recommend it to friends -- and use it to persuade any unregistered gun owners, hunters or shooters you may know to get on board by registering to vote.
Visit www.TriggertheVote.org today – and Trigger the Vote in your community.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Hunters Honored by Congressional Resolution
Hunters Honored by Congressional Resolution to Recognize the Contributions of
Hunters for the Hungry Programs Across the Country
Hunters across the country were honored by yesterday’s passage of congressional resolution H. Res 270 to recognize the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
Thanks to caring sportsmen and sportswomen, millions of meals are served annually each year to those in need across the country. Safari Club International Foundation’s (SCIF) program, Sportsmen Against Hunger (SAH) had record breaking meat donations last year with 412,254 lbs of meat, representing 1,649,016 protein-rich meals. In these difficult economic times, hunters are more aware than ever of the difference they can make in their communities through programs like SAH.
Through Safari Club International Foundation’s many humanitarian programs like SAH, SCI chapters and individual members demonstrate the highest levels of philanthropy by directly reaching out to people in need throughout the world. Whether it involves feeding millions of hungry each year, offering free healthcare and supplies to impoverished communities, introducing children to the wonders of wildlife or helping the disabled fulfill lifelong hunting wishes, SCIF is committed to the charitable tenets of giving.
“We are grateful that the House of Representatives has chosen to recognize the great work that hunters do on behalf of those less fortunate,” said Executive Director John Eichinger. “As a community, Safari Club and our members are truly committed to important programs like Sportsmen Against Hunger and other worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services.”
House Resolution 270 was introduced by Congressman Phil Gingrey and was co-sponsored by 43 Members of Congress. The Resolution passed with a 418 to 1 vote.
Hunters for the Hungry Programs Across the Country
Hunters across the country were honored by yesterday’s passage of congressional resolution H. Res 270 to recognize the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
Thanks to caring sportsmen and sportswomen, millions of meals are served annually each year to those in need across the country. Safari Club International Foundation’s (SCIF) program, Sportsmen Against Hunger (SAH) had record breaking meat donations last year with 412,254 lbs of meat, representing 1,649,016 protein-rich meals. In these difficult economic times, hunters are more aware than ever of the difference they can make in their communities through programs like SAH.
Through Safari Club International Foundation’s many humanitarian programs like SAH, SCI chapters and individual members demonstrate the highest levels of philanthropy by directly reaching out to people in need throughout the world. Whether it involves feeding millions of hungry each year, offering free healthcare and supplies to impoverished communities, introducing children to the wonders of wildlife or helping the disabled fulfill lifelong hunting wishes, SCIF is committed to the charitable tenets of giving.
“We are grateful that the House of Representatives has chosen to recognize the great work that hunters do on behalf of those less fortunate,” said Executive Director John Eichinger. “As a community, Safari Club and our members are truly committed to important programs like Sportsmen Against Hunger and other worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services.”
House Resolution 270 was introduced by Congressman Phil Gingrey and was co-sponsored by 43 Members of Congress. The Resolution passed with a 418 to 1 vote.
Friday, July 17, 2009
NRA on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's
Joint Statement issue by:
Wayne Lapierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association
And Chris W. Cox, Executive Director, National Rifle Association - Institute For Legislative Action On
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination To The United States Supreme Court
Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate considers the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans have been watching to see whether this nominee - if confirmed - would respect the Second Amendment or side with those who have declared war on the rights of America's 80 million gun owners.
From the outset, the National Rifle Association has respected the confirmation process and hoped for mainstream answers to bedrock questions. Unfortunately, Judge Sotomayor's judicial record and testimony clearly demonstrate a hostile view of the Second Amendment and the fundamental right of self-defense guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
It is only by ignoring history that any judge can say that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right and does not apply to the states. The one part of the Bill of Rights that Congress clearly intended to apply to all Americans in passing the Fourteenth Amendment was the Second Amendment. History and congressional debate are clear on this point.
Yet Judge Sotomayor seems to believe that the Second Amendment is limited only to the residents of federal enclaves such as Washington, D.C. and does not protect all Americans living in every corner of this nation. In her Maloney opinion and during the confirmation hearings, she deliberately misread Supreme Court precedent to support her incorrect view.
In last year's historic Heller decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual's right to own firearms and recognizes the inherent right of self-defense. In addition, the Court required lower courts to apply the Twentieth Century cases it has used to incorporate a majority of the Bill of Rights to the States. Yet in her Maloney opinion, Judge Sotomayor dismissed that requirement, mistakenly relying instead on Nineteenth Century jurisprudence to hold that the Second Amendment does not apply to the States.
This nation was founded on a set of fundamental freedoms. Our Constitution does not give us those freedoms - it guarantees and protects them. The right to defend ourselves and our loved ones is one of those. The individual right to keep and bear arms is another. These truths are what define us as Americans. Yet, Judge Sotomayor takes an opposite view, contrary to the views of our Founding Fathers, the Supreme Court, and the vast majority of the American people.
We believe any individual who does not agree that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and who does not respect our God-given right of self-defense should not serve on any court, much less the highest court in the land. Therefore, the National Rifle Association of America opposes the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Wayne Lapierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association
And Chris W. Cox, Executive Director, National Rifle Association - Institute For Legislative Action On
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination To The United States Supreme Court
Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate considers the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans have been watching to see whether this nominee - if confirmed - would respect the Second Amendment or side with those who have declared war on the rights of America's 80 million gun owners.
From the outset, the National Rifle Association has respected the confirmation process and hoped for mainstream answers to bedrock questions. Unfortunately, Judge Sotomayor's judicial record and testimony clearly demonstrate a hostile view of the Second Amendment and the fundamental right of self-defense guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
It is only by ignoring history that any judge can say that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right and does not apply to the states. The one part of the Bill of Rights that Congress clearly intended to apply to all Americans in passing the Fourteenth Amendment was the Second Amendment. History and congressional debate are clear on this point.
Yet Judge Sotomayor seems to believe that the Second Amendment is limited only to the residents of federal enclaves such as Washington, D.C. and does not protect all Americans living in every corner of this nation. In her Maloney opinion and during the confirmation hearings, she deliberately misread Supreme Court precedent to support her incorrect view.
In last year's historic Heller decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual's right to own firearms and recognizes the inherent right of self-defense. In addition, the Court required lower courts to apply the Twentieth Century cases it has used to incorporate a majority of the Bill of Rights to the States. Yet in her Maloney opinion, Judge Sotomayor dismissed that requirement, mistakenly relying instead on Nineteenth Century jurisprudence to hold that the Second Amendment does not apply to the States.
This nation was founded on a set of fundamental freedoms. Our Constitution does not give us those freedoms - it guarantees and protects them. The right to defend ourselves and our loved ones is one of those. The individual right to keep and bear arms is another. These truths are what define us as Americans. Yet, Judge Sotomayor takes an opposite view, contrary to the views of our Founding Fathers, the Supreme Court, and the vast majority of the American people.
We believe any individual who does not agree that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and who does not respect our God-given right of self-defense should not serve on any court, much less the highest court in the land. Therefore, the National Rifle Association of America opposes the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sotomayor Nomination For U.S. Supreme Court
The NRA has reviewed Judge Sotomayor's Second Amendment record and, like me, has serious concerns about her views. Out of respect for the confirmation process, NRA has not yet announced an official position on Judge Sotomayor's nomination.
On Tuesday, July 7, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing NRA's strong concerns over Sotomayor's dismissive record on the Second Amendment (to read the letter in full, please see this link: http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/nrasotomayorltr709.pdf).
The Senate Judiciary Committee will aggressively question Judge Sotomayor on her past rulings and judicial philosophy. Rest assured, should her answers regarding our Right to Keep and Bear Arms at the upcoming hearings be hostile or evasive, the NRA will oppose her nomination to the Court.
On Tuesday, July 7, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing NRA's strong concerns over Sotomayor's dismissive record on the Second Amendment (to read the letter in full, please see this link: http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/nrasotomayorltr709.pdf).
The Senate Judiciary Committee will aggressively question Judge Sotomayor on her past rulings and judicial philosophy. Rest assured, should her answers regarding our Right to Keep and Bear Arms at the upcoming hearings be hostile or evasive, the NRA will oppose her nomination to the Court.
Two-thirds of State Attorneys General Support Second Amendment Incorporation
Two-thirds of the nation's attorneys general have filed a "friend of the court" brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of NRA v. Chicago and hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This bi-partisan group of 33 attorneys general, agrees with the NRA's position that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the home for self-defense, disagreeing with the decision recently issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
"The historical record clearly shows that the Second Amendment was intended to apply to every American in every state in the country," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "As the Supreme Court said clearly in last year's landmark Heller decision, the Second Amendment protects an individual right that 'belongs to all Americans'. Two-thirds of America's state attorneys general agree."
The Seventh Circuit claimed precedent bound it from holding in favor of incorporation of the Second Amendment. However, it should have followed the lead of the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Nordyke v. King, which found that those cases don't prevent the Second Amendment from applying to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Seventh Circuit opinion upholds current bans on the possession of handguns in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois.
California attorney general Edmund G. Brown Jr. is filing a separate brief arguing that the Supreme Court should take up NRA's appeal and hold that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the States.
"It is fundamentally wrong to violate the civil rights of any law-abiding person based on their zip code," Cox concluded. "The fundamental right of self-defense must be respected by every jurisdiction throughout our country."
"The historical record clearly shows that the Second Amendment was intended to apply to every American in every state in the country," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "As the Supreme Court said clearly in last year's landmark Heller decision, the Second Amendment protects an individual right that 'belongs to all Americans'. Two-thirds of America's state attorneys general agree."
The Seventh Circuit claimed precedent bound it from holding in favor of incorporation of the Second Amendment. However, it should have followed the lead of the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Nordyke v. King, which found that those cases don't prevent the Second Amendment from applying to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Seventh Circuit opinion upholds current bans on the possession of handguns in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois.
California attorney general Edmund G. Brown Jr. is filing a separate brief arguing that the Supreme Court should take up NRA's appeal and hold that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the States.
"It is fundamentally wrong to violate the civil rights of any law-abiding person based on their zip code," Cox concluded. "The fundamental right of self-defense must be respected by every jurisdiction throughout our country."
Friday, July 10, 2009
Don't let PETA Ruin Your Family Vacation
I just got an email from PETA about their so called Deadly Destinations and they are some of my favorites, and I refuse to let them dictate my vacations. Don't let them ruin your vacation either.
As we strike out this summer to enjoy and explore sights and sounds and learn more about the world in which we live. Many of us head to Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, animals we would never see in the wild, and the joy and excitement in the faces of the kids is our enjoyment. Some of us travel to Orlando to see the sights at Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom, where not only do we get to see wondrous animals from around the world but the natural habitat areas give us a look at the areas they live in around the world. We might also visit one of the 3 Sea Worlds for a look under the sea, and animals that live by the sea. Polar Bears, and Whales, seals, penguins and manatees are not things we would ever see without this great attraction. I look forward to summer and the trips to the John Ball Park Zoo in Grand Rapids MI and you could find me weekly at Sea World if I lived in Orlando. I am fascinated and entertained by the animals of far off worlds that I might never see and am thankful for the opportunity to see and learn more about them at these fun places.
I hope you don't let the short sighted attitude of PETA stop you from enjoying these great venues. PETA hates Zoos and circus, and many of the places that we enjoy that are not only fun but also provide education and research that help the wildlife of the world in which we live.
I am a firm believer that what PETA calls Deadly Destinations are in reality one of the best ways to interest a child in the animals of the world. So enjoy Disney World and Sea World this summer and forget the crazy attitude of PETA and their saddest summertime spots.
As we strike out this summer to enjoy and explore sights and sounds and learn more about the world in which we live. Many of us head to Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, animals we would never see in the wild, and the joy and excitement in the faces of the kids is our enjoyment. Some of us travel to Orlando to see the sights at Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom, where not only do we get to see wondrous animals from around the world but the natural habitat areas give us a look at the areas they live in around the world. We might also visit one of the 3 Sea Worlds for a look under the sea, and animals that live by the sea. Polar Bears, and Whales, seals, penguins and manatees are not things we would ever see without this great attraction. I look forward to summer and the trips to the John Ball Park Zoo in Grand Rapids MI and you could find me weekly at Sea World if I lived in Orlando. I am fascinated and entertained by the animals of far off worlds that I might never see and am thankful for the opportunity to see and learn more about them at these fun places.
I hope you don't let the short sighted attitude of PETA stop you from enjoying these great venues. PETA hates Zoos and circus, and many of the places that we enjoy that are not only fun but also provide education and research that help the wildlife of the world in which we live.
I am a firm believer that what PETA calls Deadly Destinations are in reality one of the best ways to interest a child in the animals of the world. So enjoy Disney World and Sea World this summer and forget the crazy attitude of PETA and their saddest summertime spots.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Michigan Attorney General Signs Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Incorporation
Please Thank Attorney General Mike Cox!
Two-thirds of the nation’s attorneys general have filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of NRA v. Chicago and hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This bi-partisan group of 33 attorneys general, along with the Attorney General of California in a separate filing, agrees with the NRA’s position that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms, disagreeing with the decision recently issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Attorney General Cox was one of the many who agrees that the Second Amendment is a fundamental individual right and signed the amicus brief. Please call Attorney General Cox at (517) 373-1110 and thank him for standing up in support of the Second Amendment. You may also e-mail him at miag@michigan.gov.
The State Attorneys General Amicus Brief:
http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/litigation/NRAAmicusFinal.pdf
Two-thirds of the nation’s attorneys general have filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of NRA v. Chicago and hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This bi-partisan group of 33 attorneys general, along with the Attorney General of California in a separate filing, agrees with the NRA’s position that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms, disagreeing with the decision recently issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Attorney General Cox was one of the many who agrees that the Second Amendment is a fundamental individual right and signed the amicus brief. Please call Attorney General Cox at (517) 373-1110 and thank him for standing up in support of the Second Amendment. You may also e-mail him at miag@michigan.gov.
The State Attorneys General Amicus Brief:
http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/litigation/NRAAmicusFinal.pdf
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Polar bear expert barred by global warmists
Mitchell Taylor, who has studied the animals for 30 years, was told his views 'are extremely unhelpful’ , reveals Christopher Booker.
Over the coming days a curiously revealing event will be taking place in Copenhagen. Top of the agenda at a meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group (set up under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission) will be the need to produce a suitably scary report on how polar bears are being threatened with extinction by man-made global warming.
This is one of a steady drizzle of events planned to stoke up alarm in the run-up to the UN's major conference on climate change in Copenhagen next December. But one of the world's leading experts on polar bears has been told to stay away from this week's meeting, specifically because his views on global warming do not accord with those of the rest of the group.Over the coming days a curiously revealing event will be taking place in Copenhagen. Top of the agenda at a meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group (set up under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission) will be the need to produce a suitably scary report on how polar bears are being threatened with extinction by man-made global warming.
This is one of a steady drizzle of events planned to stoke up alarm in the run-up to the UN's major conference on climate change in Copenhagen next December. But one of the world's leading experts on polar bears has been told to stay away from this week's meeting, specifically because his views on global warming do not accord with those of the rest of the group.
Dr Mitchell Taylor has been researching the status and management of polar bears in Canada and around the Arctic Circle for 30 years, as both an academic and a government employee. More than once since 2006 he has made headlines by insisting that polar bear numbers, far from decreasing, are much higher than they were 30 years ago. Of the 19 different bear populations, almost all are increasing or at optimum levels, only two have for local reasons modestly declined.
Dr Taylor agrees that the Arctic has been warming over the last 30 years. But he ascribes this not to rising levels of CO2 – as is dictated by the computer models of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and believed by his PBSG colleagues – but to currents bringing warm water into the Arctic from the Pacific and the effect of winds blowing in from the Bering Sea.
He has also observed, however, how the melting of Arctic ice, supposedly threatening the survival of the bears, has rocketed to the top of the warmists' agenda as their most iconic single cause. The famous photograph of two bears standing forlornly on a melting iceberg was produced thousands of times by Al Gore, the WWF and others as an emblem of how the bears faced extinction – until last year the photographer, Amanda Byrd, revealed that the bears, just off the Alaska coast, were in no danger. Her picture had nothing to do with global warming and was only taken because the wind-sculpted ice they were standing on made such a striking image.
Dr Taylor had obtained funding to attend this week's meeting of the PBSG, but this was voted down by its members because of his views on global warming. The chairman, Dr Andy Derocher, a former university pupil of Dr Taylor's, frankly explained in an email (which I was not sent by Dr Taylor) that his rejection had nothing to do with his undoubted expertise on polar bears: "it was the position you've taken on global warming that brought opposition".
Dr Taylor was told that his views running "counter to human-induced climate change are extremely unhelpful". His signing of the Manhattan Declaration – a statement by 500 scientists that the causes of climate change are not CO2 but natural, such as changes in the radiation of the sun and ocean currents – was "inconsistent with the position taken by the PBSG".
So, as the great Copenhagen bandwagon rolls on, stand by this week for reports along the lines of "scientists say polar bears are threatened with extinction by vanishing Arctic ice". But also check out Anthony Watt's Watts Up With That website for the latest news of what is actually happening in the Arctic. The average temperature at midsummer is still below zero, the latest date that this has happened in 50 years of record-keeping. After last year's recovery from its September 2007 low, this year's ice melt is likely to be substantially less than for some time. The bears are doing fine.
Over the coming days a curiously revealing event will be taking place in Copenhagen. Top of the agenda at a meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group (set up under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission) will be the need to produce a suitably scary report on how polar bears are being threatened with extinction by man-made global warming.
This is one of a steady drizzle of events planned to stoke up alarm in the run-up to the UN's major conference on climate change in Copenhagen next December. But one of the world's leading experts on polar bears has been told to stay away from this week's meeting, specifically because his views on global warming do not accord with those of the rest of the group.Over the coming days a curiously revealing event will be taking place in Copenhagen. Top of the agenda at a meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group (set up under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission) will be the need to produce a suitably scary report on how polar bears are being threatened with extinction by man-made global warming.
This is one of a steady drizzle of events planned to stoke up alarm in the run-up to the UN's major conference on climate change in Copenhagen next December. But one of the world's leading experts on polar bears has been told to stay away from this week's meeting, specifically because his views on global warming do not accord with those of the rest of the group.
Dr Mitchell Taylor has been researching the status and management of polar bears in Canada and around the Arctic Circle for 30 years, as both an academic and a government employee. More than once since 2006 he has made headlines by insisting that polar bear numbers, far from decreasing, are much higher than they were 30 years ago. Of the 19 different bear populations, almost all are increasing or at optimum levels, only two have for local reasons modestly declined.
Dr Taylor agrees that the Arctic has been warming over the last 30 years. But he ascribes this not to rising levels of CO2 – as is dictated by the computer models of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and believed by his PBSG colleagues – but to currents bringing warm water into the Arctic from the Pacific and the effect of winds blowing in from the Bering Sea.
He has also observed, however, how the melting of Arctic ice, supposedly threatening the survival of the bears, has rocketed to the top of the warmists' agenda as their most iconic single cause. The famous photograph of two bears standing forlornly on a melting iceberg was produced thousands of times by Al Gore, the WWF and others as an emblem of how the bears faced extinction – until last year the photographer, Amanda Byrd, revealed that the bears, just off the Alaska coast, were in no danger. Her picture had nothing to do with global warming and was only taken because the wind-sculpted ice they were standing on made such a striking image.
Dr Taylor had obtained funding to attend this week's meeting of the PBSG, but this was voted down by its members because of his views on global warming. The chairman, Dr Andy Derocher, a former university pupil of Dr Taylor's, frankly explained in an email (which I was not sent by Dr Taylor) that his rejection had nothing to do with his undoubted expertise on polar bears: "it was the position you've taken on global warming that brought opposition".
Dr Taylor was told that his views running "counter to human-induced climate change are extremely unhelpful". His signing of the Manhattan Declaration – a statement by 500 scientists that the causes of climate change are not CO2 but natural, such as changes in the radiation of the sun and ocean currents – was "inconsistent with the position taken by the PBSG".
So, as the great Copenhagen bandwagon rolls on, stand by this week for reports along the lines of "scientists say polar bears are threatened with extinction by vanishing Arctic ice". But also check out Anthony Watt's Watts Up With That website for the latest news of what is actually happening in the Arctic. The average temperature at midsummer is still below zero, the latest date that this has happened in 50 years of record-keeping. After last year's recovery from its September 2007 low, this year's ice melt is likely to be substantially less than for some time. The bears are doing fine.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Safari Club Wins Advance America Award of Excellence
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, D.C., announced recently that Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) has won an Award of Excellence. SCIF will also be a finalist for the coveted Summit Award to be selected later this year.
Now in its 19th year, the prestigious Associations Advance America Awards program recognizes groups that propel America forward with innovative projects in education, skills training, standard-setting, business and social innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship, and community service. SCIF’s Executive Director John Eichinger and Marketing Director Mark LaBarbera are members of the ASAE, which noted that although the activities of SCIF and other associations have a powerful impact on everyday life, those contributions to society often go unnoticed by the general public.
“SCIF’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program truly embodies the spirit of the Associations Advance America campaign. It is an honor and an inspiration to showcase this activity as an example of the many contributions associations are making to advance American society,” remarked 2008-2009 Associations Advance America Committee Chair Janet C. Gibbs.
Through SCIF’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program, SCI members and chapters in the last five years alone have donated more than 1 million pounds of much-needed high-protein, low cholesterol wild game meat to food shelves, soup kitchens and charities that serve hungry families. Especially in these tough economic times, the donation of over 400,000 pounds of wild game meat in 2008-2009 has made more of a difference than ever. Sportsmen Against Hunger is the original program from which other local and national wild game donation efforts gained their inspiration to launch.
Now in its 19th year, the prestigious Associations Advance America Awards program recognizes groups that propel America forward with innovative projects in education, skills training, standard-setting, business and social innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship, and community service. SCIF’s Executive Director John Eichinger and Marketing Director Mark LaBarbera are members of the ASAE, which noted that although the activities of SCIF and other associations have a powerful impact on everyday life, those contributions to society often go unnoticed by the general public.
“SCIF’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program truly embodies the spirit of the Associations Advance America campaign. It is an honor and an inspiration to showcase this activity as an example of the many contributions associations are making to advance American society,” remarked 2008-2009 Associations Advance America Committee Chair Janet C. Gibbs.
Through SCIF’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program, SCI members and chapters in the last five years alone have donated more than 1 million pounds of much-needed high-protein, low cholesterol wild game meat to food shelves, soup kitchens and charities that serve hungry families. Especially in these tough economic times, the donation of over 400,000 pounds of wild game meat in 2008-2009 has made more of a difference than ever. Sportsmen Against Hunger is the original program from which other local and national wild game donation efforts gained their inspiration to launch.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
SCI Moves to Defend Wolf Delisting and Fight Thirteen Anti-Hunting Groups
Safari Club International (SCI) today asked a U.S. District Court in Montana for permission to intervene in defense of the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf delisting. SCI’s request comes in response to a lawsuit brought by thirteen animal rights and environmental groups on June 2, 2009 to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision that removed wolves in Montana and Idaho from the “endangered” species list.
SCI seeks to participate as a party to defend the federal agency’s decision to recognize the recovered status of the wolves and to turn management of the species over to the states where it belongs. Over the years, SCI has actively participated in multiple cases concerning the status and management of wolves, including litigation in Oregon, Vermont, the District of Columbia and Montana.
SCI President Merle Shepard said “SCI has been the hunting community’s leader in efforts to support the removal of wolves from the endangered species list. Animal rights groups have stymied wolf management and conservation by their repeated challenges to the wolf delisting. SCI is prepared for yet another battle and is looking forward to demonstrating how both scientific management and the law justify the delisting.”
While the “ink dries” on the papers filed for intervention in the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf delisting case, SCI is staying at the forefront of the wolf issue around the country, already preparing to move to intervene in another case - an impending challenge to the Western Great Lakes wolf delisting, likely to be filed this week by a separate set of animal rights plaintiffs.
SCI seeks to participate as a party to defend the federal agency’s decision to recognize the recovered status of the wolves and to turn management of the species over to the states where it belongs. Over the years, SCI has actively participated in multiple cases concerning the status and management of wolves, including litigation in Oregon, Vermont, the District of Columbia and Montana.
SCI President Merle Shepard said “SCI has been the hunting community’s leader in efforts to support the removal of wolves from the endangered species list. Animal rights groups have stymied wolf management and conservation by their repeated challenges to the wolf delisting. SCI is prepared for yet another battle and is looking forward to demonstrating how both scientific management and the law justify the delisting.”
While the “ink dries” on the papers filed for intervention in the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf delisting case, SCI is staying at the forefront of the wolf issue around the country, already preparing to move to intervene in another case - an impending challenge to the Western Great Lakes wolf delisting, likely to be filed this week by a separate set of animal rights plaintiffs.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Save Energy and Money, Too
Raise (or lower) your home thermostat. One of the best ways to save money and energy is to raise your thermostat during the warmer months and lower it during the colder periods. For every degree up or down (depending on the weather), you can cut your energy usage by about 3 percent, says Urvashi Rangan, director of the Greener Choices division of Consumer Reports. Raise or lower the thermostat by 8 degrees for eight hours a day (while you’re at work), and the annual savings could be $300 to $400. You can do this automatically by installing a programmable thermostat in your home.
Brew your own coffee. It seems like a fairly innocuous habit—that daily stop at the coffee shop or cafeteria to pick up a $1.35 cup of coffee. But much of the coffee sold in these shops is grown in fields that have been clear-cut and often sprayed with pesticides, producing severe degradation of the land and a loss of habitat for many birds, says Paul McRandle, deputy editor of The Green Guide. By brewing your own fair trade, organic, shade-grown coffee at home and bringing it in to work in a Thermos, you’ll be helping wildlife and the environment—and keeping hundreds of paper cups out of the solid waste stream every year. The best part: You’ll save about $300 annually.
Take the “Change a Light” pledge. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with other agencies, is urging Americans to change at least one light bulb in their homes to a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL). CFLs use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, says Chris Kielich, a DOE spokesman. For every five standard bulbs you replace with CFLs, you can reduce your electricity expenses by about $50 yearly while also reducing your contributions to greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent.
Mind your use of paper products. If you’re like many people, you grab a paper towel to dry your hands at the kitchen sink. Or you use paper napkins at the dinner table. Switching to hand towels and cloth napkins produces far less waste and can save significant dollars over the course of a year—about $150 annually, even when factoring in the cost of washing the cloth products.
Make your own cleaning products. Baking soda, water and vinegar and maybe a little cream of tartar provide almost all the basic ingredients for good cleaning, “especially if you keep at your cleaning chores so they don’t become monstrous,” says Rangan. Baking soda dissolved in water, for example, is a good all-purpose cleaner for kitchens and bathrooms, while vinegar removes soap residues and can be added to the rinse cycle in your washing machine to brighten and soften clothes. Homemade cleaning products also are far less toxic—better for the environment and for your family’s health. Annual savings: $50 to $100.
Turn off—and unplug—your electronics. Gaming consoles may seem like a cost-effective way to enjoy some good family time together, but leaving the devices on around the clock can use up hundreds of kilowatt hours of electricity annually. Unplugging them when they are not in use can cut $100 from your energy bill. Turning off your computer and monitor when you’re not using them can save an additional $46 annually, according to Rangan.
Plant a tree—strategically. You’ve no doubt enjoyed a respite from the summer sun under a large shade tree, but did you know that you can reap benefits even from a small tree, as long as it is planted in the right place? A 6- to 8-foot deciduous tree planted on the south side of your home will begin shading windows the very first year, reducing cooling costs. Planting native shrubs around your air conditioner will lower its energy use by 10 percent, says the DOE’s Kielich. Depending on the size of your home, that small step could translate into annual savings of $100 or more.
Let it all hang out. Laundry is one of those unavoidable energy hogs—it takes 20 to 40 gallons of water and 5 kilowatt hours of electricity just to wash a single load. (Energy Star appliances use less.) Reduce energy by washing and rinsing in cold water (for a savings of $100 a year) and drying half your clothes in the dryer and half on a clothesline (for additional savings of $50 a year).
Slow down on the highway. Driving 65 mph (compared to 75 mph) on the highway can improve your fuel economy by almost 15 percent, no matter what type of vehicle you drive, says Rangan. Keeping your tires properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by about 3 percent a year and getting regular tune-ups can add another 3 percent or more. Total approximate annual savings: $250 to $300.
Cut back on driving. Keeping your car off the road to and from work one day a week by teleworking, carpooling, biking or using public transportation can save you about $125 annually (based on a 10-mile commute each way), say NWF researchers. Eliminating one car trip per week by stringing errands together can yield an additional yearly savings of about $60 (based on a 5-mile round-trip to stores). By adopting both tactics, you also can reduce the amount of carbon emissions you generate each year by roughly 1,500 pounds.
Brew your own coffee. It seems like a fairly innocuous habit—that daily stop at the coffee shop or cafeteria to pick up a $1.35 cup of coffee. But much of the coffee sold in these shops is grown in fields that have been clear-cut and often sprayed with pesticides, producing severe degradation of the land and a loss of habitat for many birds, says Paul McRandle, deputy editor of The Green Guide. By brewing your own fair trade, organic, shade-grown coffee at home and bringing it in to work in a Thermos, you’ll be helping wildlife and the environment—and keeping hundreds of paper cups out of the solid waste stream every year. The best part: You’ll save about $300 annually.
Take the “Change a Light” pledge. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with other agencies, is urging Americans to change at least one light bulb in their homes to a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL). CFLs use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, says Chris Kielich, a DOE spokesman. For every five standard bulbs you replace with CFLs, you can reduce your electricity expenses by about $50 yearly while also reducing your contributions to greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent.
Mind your use of paper products. If you’re like many people, you grab a paper towel to dry your hands at the kitchen sink. Or you use paper napkins at the dinner table. Switching to hand towels and cloth napkins produces far less waste and can save significant dollars over the course of a year—about $150 annually, even when factoring in the cost of washing the cloth products.
Make your own cleaning products. Baking soda, water and vinegar and maybe a little cream of tartar provide almost all the basic ingredients for good cleaning, “especially if you keep at your cleaning chores so they don’t become monstrous,” says Rangan. Baking soda dissolved in water, for example, is a good all-purpose cleaner for kitchens and bathrooms, while vinegar removes soap residues and can be added to the rinse cycle in your washing machine to brighten and soften clothes. Homemade cleaning products also are far less toxic—better for the environment and for your family’s health. Annual savings: $50 to $100.
Turn off—and unplug—your electronics. Gaming consoles may seem like a cost-effective way to enjoy some good family time together, but leaving the devices on around the clock can use up hundreds of kilowatt hours of electricity annually. Unplugging them when they are not in use can cut $100 from your energy bill. Turning off your computer and monitor when you’re not using them can save an additional $46 annually, according to Rangan.
Plant a tree—strategically. You’ve no doubt enjoyed a respite from the summer sun under a large shade tree, but did you know that you can reap benefits even from a small tree, as long as it is planted in the right place? A 6- to 8-foot deciduous tree planted on the south side of your home will begin shading windows the very first year, reducing cooling costs. Planting native shrubs around your air conditioner will lower its energy use by 10 percent, says the DOE’s Kielich. Depending on the size of your home, that small step could translate into annual savings of $100 or more.
Let it all hang out. Laundry is one of those unavoidable energy hogs—it takes 20 to 40 gallons of water and 5 kilowatt hours of electricity just to wash a single load. (Energy Star appliances use less.) Reduce energy by washing and rinsing in cold water (for a savings of $100 a year) and drying half your clothes in the dryer and half on a clothesline (for additional savings of $50 a year).
Slow down on the highway. Driving 65 mph (compared to 75 mph) on the highway can improve your fuel economy by almost 15 percent, no matter what type of vehicle you drive, says Rangan. Keeping your tires properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by about 3 percent a year and getting regular tune-ups can add another 3 percent or more. Total approximate annual savings: $250 to $300.
Cut back on driving. Keeping your car off the road to and from work one day a week by teleworking, carpooling, biking or using public transportation can save you about $125 annually (based on a 10-mile commute each way), say NWF researchers. Eliminating one car trip per week by stringing errands together can yield an additional yearly savings of about $60 (based on a 5-mile round-trip to stores). By adopting both tactics, you also can reduce the amount of carbon emissions you generate each year by roughly 1,500 pounds.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Dog-Friendly Wildlife Garden
With a little planning and the right mix of plants, you can design a haven not only for wild animals but for pets as well.
It is possible to share your life with rambunctious dogs and still garden for wildlife, says Kim Winter, NWF’s habitat programs manager, who owns three mixed-breed dogs ranging in size from 30 to 80 pounds. “It’s trickier to maintain habitat,” she says. “Dogs do destroy plants.” At her home in northern Virginia, Winter takes the “divide and conquer” approach to landscaping: Her pets roam and romp in the backyard while most of her wildlife garden goes in the front.
But you can also successfully mix pups and plants, says Elizabeth Bublitz, a landscape designer and owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes in Golden, Colorado. “Create a Fort Knox effect,” she says, locking up and protecting your plants with raised beds. “Dogs see things differently from humans,” Bublitz explains. “We can use that to our advantage. Most of them see elevated beds as a big wall.”
“Raised beds do keep dogs out,” agrees Jill Martini, horticultural manager for The Oregon Garden, a botanical sanctuary located 45 miles south of Portland in Silverton. Among the more than 20 demonstration plots at this nonprofit organization is a “Pet Friendly Garden.” Martini says placing mulched or grass pathways between raised beds will help guide dogs away from the flowers. And she suggests putting in an arbor for vines. Not only will most of the plants be out of harm’s way, the pathway created by the trellis will direct your dog’s movement. “Work with your animal’s instincts,” says Martini. “Dogs like to patrol borders. If you leave room around the perimeter of your yard, you can often avoid having your fence-line shrubs trampled.”
Sturdy plants are a must for a joint dog and wildlife habitat. Native viburnums are hardy shrubs that provide lots of berries for songbirds and can withstand canine assaults. Flowering trees, such as fringe tree and redbud, are also good choices. And look for ground covers that can tolerate some foot traffic, such as speedwell, a butterfly-attracting native.
Tough perennials like coneflowers and liatris are other possibilities. Bublitz has found deer-resistant native plants work well. She also recommends using junipers and other evergreens. “Most dogs hate juniper,” she says, even though wildlife love it for winter cover, nest sites and food. Thorny plants will also deter dogs. “Usually one little poke and they leave it alone,” Bublitz says. Anything with weak stems will probably be trampled by dogs, says Martini. In her demonstration garden, she places decorative stakes around fragile flowers. Bublitz often uses cobble to keep pets away from delicate plants. This large round rock is very awkward for dogs to walk on. Her favorite pet barrier combines cobble, a retaining wall and thorny bushes.
When selecting plants for your yard, in addition to durability it is also important to make certain they are not poisonous to dogs. Do some research before heading to the garden center, because nurseries seldom have this information available. Veterinarians are one possible source. In addition, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) offers a database of toxic plants online at www.aspca.org/toxicplants.
The ASPCA list is lengthy and includes some unexpected plants, many of them natives. Holly berries, for example, can be toxic to pets, and so can buckeye seeds. Yews can be deadly. “Milkweed is poisonous to just about everything except monarch butterflies,” says NWF’s Winter. Several exotics, including English ivy, Chinese wisteria and European bittersweet, can also be harmful, providing another good reason not to grow them. “Stay away from invasive species,” she cautions, pointing out that wildlife is already losing much of its native habitat to these out-of-control alien plants.
Winter also says dog owners should not try to attract squirrels, chipmunks or other mammals because a wild animal encounter might injure a pet. In her own wildlife habitat, Winter gardens mostly for birds and butterflies. “You should also keep bird feeders clean to avoid attracting pests such as rats and other scavengers,” she adds.
When gardening for wildlife, it is always a good idea to curb the use of pesticides and baits, and it is doubly important when you own a dog. If you must use them, look for products labeled “pet safe.” Be especially careful with snail and slug bait. It often contains metaldehyde, which is appealing and tasty to most mammals but also highly toxic. For less harmful ways to control pests, go to www.beyondpesticides.org/alternatives.
Paying attention to commercial garden mulches is also critical. Certain types, such as those made from cocoa beans, should be avoided. Dogs are attracted to this mulch, which smells like chocolate, and they will sometimes eat it. Many brands contain small amounts of theobromine, which can sicken some animals. The best mulch for your pup—and the environment—is raked leaves. Not only is reusing your leaves safe for pets, it also keeps yard waste out of the landfill. Making your backyard work for both your dogs and wildlife won’t happen overnight. But with a little planning and a little strategy, says Martini, “your plants and pets can live in harmony.”
But you can also successfully mix pups and plants, says Elizabeth Bublitz, a landscape designer and owner of Pawfriendly Landscapes in Golden, Colorado. “Create a Fort Knox effect,” she says, locking up and protecting your plants with raised beds. “Dogs see things differently from humans,” Bublitz explains. “We can use that to our advantage. Most of them see elevated beds as a big wall.”
“Raised beds do keep dogs out,” agrees Jill Martini, horticultural manager for The Oregon Garden, a botanical sanctuary located 45 miles south of Portland in Silverton. Among the more than 20 demonstration plots at this nonprofit organization is a “Pet Friendly Garden.” Martini says placing mulched or grass pathways between raised beds will help guide dogs away from the flowers. And she suggests putting in an arbor for vines. Not only will most of the plants be out of harm’s way, the pathway created by the trellis will direct your dog’s movement. “Work with your animal’s instincts,” says Martini. “Dogs like to patrol borders. If you leave room around the perimeter of your yard, you can often avoid having your fence-line shrubs trampled.”
Sturdy plants are a must for a joint dog and wildlife habitat. Native viburnums are hardy shrubs that provide lots of berries for songbirds and can withstand canine assaults. Flowering trees, such as fringe tree and redbud, are also good choices. And look for ground covers that can tolerate some foot traffic, such as speedwell, a butterfly-attracting native.
Tough perennials like coneflowers and liatris are other possibilities. Bublitz has found deer-resistant native plants work well. She also recommends using junipers and other evergreens. “Most dogs hate juniper,” she says, even though wildlife love it for winter cover, nest sites and food. Thorny plants will also deter dogs. “Usually one little poke and they leave it alone,” Bublitz says. Anything with weak stems will probably be trampled by dogs, says Martini. In her demonstration garden, she places decorative stakes around fragile flowers. Bublitz often uses cobble to keep pets away from delicate plants. This large round rock is very awkward for dogs to walk on. Her favorite pet barrier combines cobble, a retaining wall and thorny bushes.
When selecting plants for your yard, in addition to durability it is also important to make certain they are not poisonous to dogs. Do some research before heading to the garden center, because nurseries seldom have this information available. Veterinarians are one possible source. In addition, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) offers a database of toxic plants online at www.aspca.org/toxicplants.
The ASPCA list is lengthy and includes some unexpected plants, many of them natives. Holly berries, for example, can be toxic to pets, and so can buckeye seeds. Yews can be deadly. “Milkweed is poisonous to just about everything except monarch butterflies,” says NWF’s Winter. Several exotics, including English ivy, Chinese wisteria and European bittersweet, can also be harmful, providing another good reason not to grow them. “Stay away from invasive species,” she cautions, pointing out that wildlife is already losing much of its native habitat to these out-of-control alien plants.
Winter also says dog owners should not try to attract squirrels, chipmunks or other mammals because a wild animal encounter might injure a pet. In her own wildlife habitat, Winter gardens mostly for birds and butterflies. “You should also keep bird feeders clean to avoid attracting pests such as rats and other scavengers,” she adds.
When gardening for wildlife, it is always a good idea to curb the use of pesticides and baits, and it is doubly important when you own a dog. If you must use them, look for products labeled “pet safe.” Be especially careful with snail and slug bait. It often contains metaldehyde, which is appealing and tasty to most mammals but also highly toxic. For less harmful ways to control pests, go to www.beyondpesticides.org/alternatives.
Paying attention to commercial garden mulches is also critical. Certain types, such as those made from cocoa beans, should be avoided. Dogs are attracted to this mulch, which smells like chocolate, and they will sometimes eat it. Many brands contain small amounts of theobromine, which can sicken some animals. The best mulch for your pup—and the environment—is raked leaves. Not only is reusing your leaves safe for pets, it also keeps yard waste out of the landfill. Making your backyard work for both your dogs and wildlife won’t happen overnight. But with a little planning and a little strategy, says Martini, “your plants and pets can live in harmony.”
By:Doreen Cubie
Friday, June 5, 2009
PETA targets West Michigan
The animal rights group may have it's hands full as it comes to west Michigan, we are sportsmen, hunters, and fisherman and we are proud of our sporting heritage.
We also need to step up and protect our heritage and rights, the time to look away and hope they will just go away is past. The 'anti's' are here and they are looking for us.
Here is a little of the PETA assault on Grand Haven from:
TODD SPANGLERFREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
WASHINGTON — In Grand Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan, you can spend your days on the water angling for walleye, lake trout, chinook salmon and more. And if People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gets its way, you’ll also be able to stop in one of the pretty red lighthouses there at the edge of the pier and learn all about the evils of sportfishing, too.
On Wednesday, PETA announced in a letter to the National Park Service its desire to take over Grand Haven’s historic lighthouses (there are two on the pier leading out into the lake) once they are marked for inclusion in a program of surplus federal properties this year or next.
The way the internationally known animal rights group sees it, Grand Haven would be a perfect place to serve passersby faux fish sticks (made of plant protein and spices) in a modest café and inform guests all about the feelings of fish — how, according to PETA director Sarah King’s letter, scientists have determined that fish show affection by rubbing against each other, develop individual personalities, talk to each other and grieve. Some fish, she says, are even “capable of using tools,” while others can eavesdrop.
As you might imagine, some of the folks in Grand Haven — which describes itself via the local Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site as “the most chartered fishing port” on Lake Michgan — aren’t too excited about their waterfront pier becoming the headquarters for PETA’s Fish Empathy Project.
“It’s nonsense,” said Capt. Jim Bard of It-Il-Do Charters. “The whole entire lake revolves around the sportfishing industry.”
Lindsay Rajt, who works with PETA in Michigan, says the Fish Empathy Project has been around for some time, its intention to get people to show more compassion for fish. By delivering that message from the heart of Michigan’s largest-in-the-nation freshwater coastline, Rajt figures, more people will listen.
The group would install interactive educational displays to help the public learn “more about fish and why they should never be eaten or tormented for ‘sport,’” King said in her Park Service letter, and a 300-square-foot quilt paying tribute to fish “needlessly killed for their flesh” would be on display. Every visitor under age 12 would be given a free plush fish toy saying, “Fish Are Friends, Not Food!”
It’s not just a Michigan lighthouse in the mix, either, but one each in New Jersey and Wisconsin which PETA plans to look at taking over under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act — through which the federal government each year lists lighthouses available for transfer at no cost to organizations or nonprofit groups promising to preserve and protect the historic properties in perpetuity.
That gets the government out of the business of owning and maintaining lighthouses.
Grand Haven’s lighthouses — the current structures date back 104 years — will be available this year or next, said Dena Sanford, Midwest coordinator for the lighthouse transfer program for the National Park Service. And as a nonprofit group, PETA could apply.
Holland ignored PETA and gave permission for horse drawn carriage rides in their downtown.
(PETA) had sent a letter last week to city officials, urging they reject the ordinance, citing animal welfare concerns.
We also need to step up and protect our heritage and rights, the time to look away and hope they will just go away is past. The 'anti's' are here and they are looking for us.
Here is a little of the PETA assault on Grand Haven from:
TODD SPANGLERFREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
WASHINGTON — In Grand Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan, you can spend your days on the water angling for walleye, lake trout, chinook salmon and more. And if People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gets its way, you’ll also be able to stop in one of the pretty red lighthouses there at the edge of the pier and learn all about the evils of sportfishing, too.
On Wednesday, PETA announced in a letter to the National Park Service its desire to take over Grand Haven’s historic lighthouses (there are two on the pier leading out into the lake) once they are marked for inclusion in a program of surplus federal properties this year or next.
The way the internationally known animal rights group sees it, Grand Haven would be a perfect place to serve passersby faux fish sticks (made of plant protein and spices) in a modest café and inform guests all about the feelings of fish — how, according to PETA director Sarah King’s letter, scientists have determined that fish show affection by rubbing against each other, develop individual personalities, talk to each other and grieve. Some fish, she says, are even “capable of using tools,” while others can eavesdrop.
As you might imagine, some of the folks in Grand Haven — which describes itself via the local Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site as “the most chartered fishing port” on Lake Michgan — aren’t too excited about their waterfront pier becoming the headquarters for PETA’s Fish Empathy Project.
“It’s nonsense,” said Capt. Jim Bard of It-Il-Do Charters. “The whole entire lake revolves around the sportfishing industry.”
Lindsay Rajt, who works with PETA in Michigan, says the Fish Empathy Project has been around for some time, its intention to get people to show more compassion for fish. By delivering that message from the heart of Michigan’s largest-in-the-nation freshwater coastline, Rajt figures, more people will listen.
The group would install interactive educational displays to help the public learn “more about fish and why they should never be eaten or tormented for ‘sport,’” King said in her Park Service letter, and a 300-square-foot quilt paying tribute to fish “needlessly killed for their flesh” would be on display. Every visitor under age 12 would be given a free plush fish toy saying, “Fish Are Friends, Not Food!”
It’s not just a Michigan lighthouse in the mix, either, but one each in New Jersey and Wisconsin which PETA plans to look at taking over under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act — through which the federal government each year lists lighthouses available for transfer at no cost to organizations or nonprofit groups promising to preserve and protect the historic properties in perpetuity.
That gets the government out of the business of owning and maintaining lighthouses.
Grand Haven’s lighthouses — the current structures date back 104 years — will be available this year or next, said Dena Sanford, Midwest coordinator for the lighthouse transfer program for the National Park Service. And as a nonprofit group, PETA could apply.
Holland ignored PETA and gave permission for horse drawn carriage rides in their downtown.
(PETA) had sent a letter last week to city officials, urging they reject the ordinance, citing animal welfare concerns.
This group seems to be against everything we are for here in West Michigan, here are a few examples.
PETA is taking on Miller / Coors Beer for making donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, as they might employ testing on animals in an effort to find a cure for these terrible diseases.
Lowe's Home Improvement makes their hit-list by selling glue traps for mice.
Since the 2010 Olympics will be in Vancouver, PETA has decided to turn the opening day of the Olympics (June 23rd) into Olympic Shame Day, to protest seal hunting. ( I didn't know this was an Olympic Sport).
There's more:
PETA is mad at PetSmart for selling animals, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonalds, who they dub as McCruelty for selling chicken, and are urging you to boycotting Canadian maple syrup.
And you had better not be wearing Giorgio Armani, because on occasion they use real leather and fur instead of fake plastic leather, so they too have incured the wrath for PETA.
PETA had better watch out for us West Michigan people, we fish, eat at KFC and Micky D's, we trap our mice with more that just glue traps and we love maple syrup on our pancakes. We want to cure Muscular Dystrophy, and we drink beer from brewers that do too.
So I say to PETA go home to your mouse infested homes and dry pancakes, and leave beautiful West Michigan alone.
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