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Lobby Organizations
Police Organization
Endorsements
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Organization |
Who They Are |
Who Did They Endorse? |
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Fraternal Order of
Police |
The Fraternal Order of Police is the world's largest
organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than
318,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges. |
Bush - See their
press release. |
Ratings of ProGun Lobbying Organizations
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Organization |
Who They Are |
John Kerry's Rating |
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Gun Owners of America |
"The only
no-compromise gun lobby in Washington." -Rep. Ron
Paul (R-TX)
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F (2003) |
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National Rifle Association |
In their own words: "NRA -- Offering
America's preeminent shooting, training, educational and public
service programs that foster the safe, responsible ownership and
use of firearms." |
F (2004) See
here and
here. |
Ratings of AntiGun Lobbying Organizations
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Organization |
Who They Are |
John Kerry's Rating |
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The Brady Campaign |
The Brady campaign, of which the Million
Mom March is a part, produces antigun literature and pushes gun
control legislation. At best, it is very creative in its
interpretation of facts and statistics. At worst they parrot studies
long discredited and perpetuate mistruths about the benefits of gun
control while ignoring the benefits of gun ownership. Their stated
eventual goal is the banning of all handguns. |
100% (2002) |
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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
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Their stated goal is to prevent gun
violence. The unstated aim of their attacks is to end gun ownership.
To achieve their goals, they support legislations counter to the
interests of gun owners and support using the court system to
bankrupt legitimate gun businesses. |
100% (2003) |
Ratings of AntiHunting Lobbying Organizations
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Organization |
Who They Are |
John Kerry's Rating |
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American Humane Society |
In their
Hunting Policy statement: "American Humane opposes the hunting
of any living creature for fun, trophy, or for simple sport.
American Humane believes that sport hunting is a form of
exploitation of animals for the entertainment of the hunter and is
contrary to the values of compassion and respect for all life that
inform American Humane's mission." |
100% (2003) per
Project Vote Smart |
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Animal
Protection Institute |
Antihunting organization. See "The
Fallacy of Sport Hunting" as an example of their work. |
100% (2003) per
Project Vote Smart |
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Fund for Animals |
The Fund for Animals bills itself as a
animal protection group. In practice, they fight all legislation
that may be considered pro-hunting and push all legislation to limit
hunting. An example of their work is
White Tailed Deer: Creatures or Crops? |
100% (2003) |
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The Humane Society of the US |
This is not the group that runs your
local dog shelter. In their own words:
"The HSUS is dedicated to creating a world
where our relationship with animals is guided by compassion. We seek
a truly humane society in which animals are respected for their
intrinsic value, and where the human-animal bond is strong."
On
another page
they write "We also want to put an end to the commercial and
recreational killing of wild animals, to ensure strong and
well-enforced laws to guarantee their protection, and to make sure
they stay in the wild where they belong." |
100% (2003) per
Project Vote Smart |
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Society for
Animal Protective Legislation |
They fall in line with the views of the
Humane Society of the US to the point that their scorecard is a
pointer to the scorecard produced by the HSUS. |
100% (2003) per
Project Vote Smart |
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