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Message from Our Executive Director
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Year in Review
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State Legislation
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California Legislation
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Education & Media Highlights
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Litigation
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Events & Publications
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20th Anniversary
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Foundation Support
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Membership
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Staff, Board of Directors & Founders’ Circle
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Finances
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About the Law Center
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We often say that 2013 will be remembered as the year our nation woke up to the gravity of America’s gun violence epidemic. Following the tragic events in Newtown, new attention and effort brought significant momentum to the fight to end gun violence. With over 20 years of experience advocating for smart gun laws, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence offered leadership and trusted insight in 2013, helping craft and support solutions to prevent the unacceptable levels of death and injury from guns in America. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, 2013 was a watershed year for the Law Center, and for enacting sensible gun laws across America. We are incredibly proud to be a national leader in this movement, and to provide an unparalleled and unique set of services that helps save lives. It is only with loyal friends and partners like you that we can continue to create lasting change to our nation’s gun laws.
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YEAR IN REVIEW
A Year of Success for Smart Gun Laws The nation was shocked and horrified when 20 children and six adults were tragically gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. As 2013 began, Americans’ grief and outrage transformed into earnest demands for change to our nation’s gun laws, from the federal to the state to the local level. As the year progressed, momentum built, largely generated by the creation of new gun-safety organizations across the country. As an established and respected resource on America’s gun laws, the Law Center played a pivotal role in supporting both new groups and existing gun-violence prevention organizations, sharing our expertise and analysis and helping fuel the fight to end gun violence. Our legal team educated activists, leaders, and legislators from across the country on the best policy solutions to promote gun safety and prevent future tragedies. Initially, the nation urged Washington to respond at the federal level, and the Law Center delivered critical assistance
to the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force chaired by Congressman Mike Thompson. When Congress failed to act on the federal background check bill in April 2013, much of the movement’s focus shifted to work at the state and local levels, and our legal team was there to provide in-depth tracking, analysis, and policy recommendations unavailable elsewhere. By the end of 2013, we had worked with 30 states to promote smart gun laws. In all, the results of our legislative efforts in 2013 were astounding. We achieved unprecedented success at the state level with the introduction of dozens of smart gun laws across the country. More than 50 new laws passed in over 20 states, with eight of those states making major changes to strengthen firearms laws. 2013 was a year full of victories in the courts as well, with the Supreme Court refusing to rehear any of the federal decisions rejecting Second Amendment claims and courts across the country
upholding common-sense laws that limit the carrying of firearms in public. By providing support via our Brief Bank and by filing amicus briefs, the Law Center was uniquely positioned to help defend the good laws already on the books. In June 2013, we celebrated the Law Center’s 20th Anniversary with a gala event in San Francisco that honored our achievements and paid respect to the tragic circumstances that led to our founding. Read more in this report to learn about the amazing dinner we held to mark that milestone, as well as the many educational events, publications, and responses to the media that made 2013 a stand-out year. We are deeply grateful to the generous support from you and all our supporters, who ensure we can keep working together to keep America’s families and communities safe from gun violence.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and to honor those who lost their lives at the 101 California shooting 20 years ago, we developed a series of videos featuring Law Center staff, board, members, founders, and supporters. These videos speak to our mission and values as an organization, and look back at the work we started in 1993. Watch the rest of the series here. 6 LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
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Bottom: Law Center members and supporters at the fall event “What Can the Gun Safety Debate Learn from Cigarettes, Seatbelts, and Climate Change?”
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A Historic Year in Gun Violence Prevention
Since the Law Center began tracking state firearms legislation in 2009, we have become widely recognized as the top source for comprehensive information on firearms legislation pending in state houses across the country. National, state, and local gun-violence prevention groups, researchers, and elected officials—as well as national and local media—all turn to us to identify and track the progress of gun bills and to identify trends in state legislation. In 2013, we tracked and analyzed 1,531 gun bills nationwide and worked to produce a state scorecard ranking all 50 states on their gun laws. Our state legislative tracking work was more critical than ever as the gun violence epidemic took center stage in the media and the public discourse in 2013. State legislators across the country responded to the overwhelming demand for action following the Newtown tragedy by introducing exponentially more gun-related legislation than in the past. In the first two months of the year,
the total number of bills to strengthen firearms restrictions went up 231 percent compared to the same two-month period in 2012. In contrast, the number of bills introduced by the gun lobby increased by only 67 percent during this time period. Many of the new gun laws in 2013 made changes in critical policy areas. Four states strengthened existing assault weapons bans, five added or strengthened existing bans on large capacity ammunition magazines, and five added new laws requiring background checks for private sales of firearms. Four states added a requirement that owners report lost or stolen firearms to police and three enacted laws imposing record-keeping and/or background-check requirements for ammunition sales. These kinds of major laws have substantial capacity to reduce gun violence in meaningful ways. We are incredibly honored to have worked with 30 states across the country, providing free legal support to 38 legislators,
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assistance to advocates, and education to communities looking to strengthen—and smarten—their gun laws. Our legal team also stayed on top of legislative efforts to weaken firearms laws. Our state tracking is critical to monitoring these dangerous trends, many of which expand where guns may be carried in public and other sensitive places like K–12 schools, college campuses, bars, and houses of worship. Overall, states made great strides toward stronger regulation of firearms in 2013. The progress achieved this year will greatly impact public safety in the states where new laws were enacted and will undoubtedly contribute to the momentum for smart gun laws that continues to grow across the country. We are proud of the central role the Law Center has played in that effort and grateful for the ongoing support of the members who make our work possible.
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Bottom: Police officer Luke Martin expresses the San Francisco Police Department’s support at the Law Center’s fall event on gun violence as a public health issue.
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Leading the Way for the Rest of the Nation The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is very pleased with the exceptional progress California made in improving its already strong firearms safety laws in 2013. In response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and other incidents of gun violence that devastate our communities every day, California legislators passed a historic number of bills to help prevent gun-related deaths and injuries in the state, and Governor Brown signed 10 of those bills into law. This progress was due in no small part to the tireless advocacy and support of the Law Center and its members throughout the legislative session. The bills signed into law in 2013 strengthened regulations with respect to safe storage of firearms in the home, disarming prohibited persons known to possess firearms, improving the reporting of serious threats of violence to law enforcement, and more. For a deeper analysis of the state’s gun laws, visit our California state summary. The Law Center also supported cities and counties across California, continuing to deepen our longstanding commitment to provide legal expertise and assistance in local areas across the country. In 2013, we worked with a host of local jurisdictions in California, including Sunnyvale, Pleasant Hill, and Los Gatos, as they considered adopting new ordinances to reduce gun violence in their communities. The free, comprehensive support we provided—unavailable elsewhere—served as an invaluable resource to these municipalities.
Right: The California State Capitol in Sacramento, CA.
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EDUCATION & MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Sharing Expertise with Diverse Audiences A key aspect of the Law Center’s mission is to provide invaluable information on gun legislation to a wide range of legislators, advocates, the media, other gun policy organizations, and the general public in a variety of ways. What makes us unique in the movement to prevent gun violence is our expertise on the legal aspects of guns in America and our ability to break this complex information down in ways that everyone can understand. The cornerstone of our educational work is our website, smartgunlaws.org. Relied upon for in-depth information, research, and analysis unavailable elsewhere, it grew to become more highly trafficked than ever in 2013. In fact, our website traffic increased by more than 300% during the year and was visited over a million times.
In the wake of the tragedy at Newtown and throughout 2013, the media also increasingly turned to the Law Center as a source of reliable information on gun laws. Media requests came from national and local newspapers, talk radio, and television. We responded to all relevant requests and enjoyed an increased media presence and recognition as a result. In 2013 we responded to 150% more media requests than in 2012, and were quoted 52% more times than the previous year in articles and media outlets. In 2013 our attorneys were quoted 1,802 times and cited 3,456 times in media sources around the world. The more focus the media takes on this issue and our recommendations for smart gun laws, the more likely lasting, impactful change on this issue becomes.
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With new organizations forming and others ramping up their efforts throughout the year, the demand for the legal expertise the Law Center provides grew an enormous amount. We strengthened our partnerships with other groups in the movement and educated more activists and legislators on gun laws than ever before. We also shared our policy recommendations more widely and responded to a greater number of requests for legal assistance. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we had the resources to supply the fight for smart gun laws with the intellectual capital it needs as at builds into a movement that can’t be ignored.
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Above: Margene Fudenna, Jim Seff, and Iris Edlund enjoy the reception before the 20th Anniversary Dinner.
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The Battle in the Courts The country has been faced with an astonishing amount of Second Amendment litigation since the Supreme Court’s landmark District of Columbia v. Heller decision in 2008. One of the gun lobby’s frequent tactics is to attempt to pressure legislators into believing that smart gun laws violate the Constitution, and despite the fact that the courts are proving those challenges wrong, 2013 was still awash in Second Amendment challenges. Thankfully, the Law Center has been able to counter the gun lobby and help defend smart gun laws in the courts. These cases require significant resources to enable our legal team to fight back and help protect the safety of our communities. The Law Center’s Brief Bank Project, our innovative system for tracking Second Amendment litigation that provides government attorneys with resources to defend state and local gun laws, entered its fourth year in 2013. In addition to tracking existing lawsuits, we followed the development of dozens of new cases filed across the country challenging existing gun regulations.
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“The Law Center’s annual Second Amendment Litigation and Jurisprudence Conference provide me with an invaluable opportunity to connect with litigators from around the country facing similar challenges to state and local gun regulations. The depth of analysis and information shared on the panels and insights I gain help give me with the tools I need to be even more effective in litigating challenging Second Amendment cases.”
Through 2013, we tracked and analyzed over 700 Second Amendment cases and provided our post-Heller litigation tracking summary regularly to city, county, and state’s attorneys. We are truly the only resource of this kind. The Brief Bank Project, along with our assistance, means that litigators defending these cases are well-equipped to ensure sensible gun laws stay on the books. Throughout the year, we continued our vigorous support of jurisdictions across America forced to defend their common-sense gun regulations from
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Second Amendment challenges. Our legal team coordinates the filing of amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in which interested parties such as cities, counties, law enforcement agencies, and community organizations take a position on crucial legal issues affecting state and local gun regulation. In 2013, we filed five amicus briefs, including one with the U.S. Supreme Court making the case that federal law should prohibit those convicted of any domestic violence crime from possessing a firearm. We also filed amicus briefs with federal courts in New York and Connecticut in support of restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity magazine bans enacted following the tragedy in Newtown.
Christine Van Aken Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco
In addition, the Law Center hosted our second annual Second Amendment Litigation and Jurisprudence Conference in Chicago for over 60 attorneys from across the country, bringing legal experts together to discuss relevant pending cases and recent decisions. This conference, the only one of its kind, allows litigators to share best practices for approaching Second Amendment cases and to gain insight into new developments in the fight for smart gun laws in the courts.
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EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
Educating the Public Law Center staff participated in close to 50 events in 2013. Our attorneys traveled throughout California and to 11 states across the country to attend educational summits and share their expertise with organizations such as the American Bar Association, Children’s Defense Fund, National Physicians Alliance, the Poynter Institute, and many more. On November 14, 2013, the Law Center held its own educational event, “What Can the Gun Policy Debate Learn from Cigarettes, Seatbelts, and Climate Change?” at the Public Policy Institute of California in San Francisco. We gathered a diverse panel of experts on motor-vehicle safety, tobacco regulations, and climate change and asked them to share how each movement has achieved success in the face of big business, politics, and other policy challenges. The stimulating conversation culminated in a thought-provoking discussion on how the gun violence prevention movement can learn from the approaches of advocates in these other realms of public health and safety. Watch video highlights from the forum, or the full discussion. Right: Matt Lewis, vice president and director of communications at Next Generation, and Dr. Stanton Glanz, the UCSF American Legacy Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control, speak at the Law Center’s panel on gun safety as a public health issue. Far Right: Guests at “What Can the Gun Policy Debate Learn from Cigarettes, Seatbelts, and Climate Change?” after the panel discussion.
The California Model: Twenty Years of Putting Safety First shows how the history of success in enacting smart gun laws contributed to a significant drop in gun-death rates in the state. 14 LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
Gun Safety and Public Health: Policy Recommendations for a More Secure America, produced in partnership with the National Physicians Alliance, describes the public health approach to reducing gun violence, including policy recommendations. 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
Thank you to our Sponsors Gun Laws Matter: 2013 State Scorecard came at the year’s end and assigned letter grades to all 50 states based on their gun laws. We distributed over 4,000 hard copies of this highly anticipated piece and reached exponentially more people through the digital version of the State Scorecard. BECAUSE SMART GUN LAWS SAVE LIVES
“What Can the Gun Policy Debate Learn from Cigarettes, Seatbelts, and Climate Change?” Peter and Michelle Detkin Navigant Consulting, Inc. Green Barrel Wine Merchants
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Left: Founders’ Circle and former board member Edward Kallgren and Board President Bill Edlund enjoy the pre-dinner reception. Bottom Left: San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen and Law Center supporter Victoria Raiser applaud one of the evening’s many speakers. Bottom Right: Founders’ Circle inductee Michelle Scully Hobus and Law Center legal director Julie Leftwich after the event.
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A Time to Honor, Reflect, and Recommit Every year, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and our supporters gather to mark the anniversary of our organization’s founding with a gala dinner commemorating the lives taken on July 1, 1993, as well as the unacceptable toll of lives taken by gunfire every day. By bringing our community together, we strive to look to the future and develop lasting solutions to the plague of gun violence in America. The Law Center’s 20th Anniversary Dinner was held on June 28, 2013, at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, and was like none other. The confluence of our milestone 20th anniversary and the newfound energy within the gun violence prevention movement resulted in our biggest and most successful event ever. Over 800 of our strongest supporters joined us for an engaging and inspiring evening.
We are so fortunate to have had such a remarkable display of loyal support from Bay Area law firms and individuals, as well as many new sponsors from across the country, all of whom helped us exceed our fundraising goal. Beyond its fundraising success, the Anniversary Dinner was an ideal opportunity to come together to recommit our efforts to end gun violence and hear from leaders in the movement. The extraordinary program included remarks from Senator Dianne Feinstein, House Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Mike Thompson, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Pastor Michael McBride, and Law Center Executive Director Robyn Thomas. Awards were given to Senator Feinstein, Congressman Thompson, and Pastor McBride for their outstanding and courageous leadership on preventing gun
violence. Each year, we also recogize a Pro Bono Partner that provided exceptional volunteer support to the Law Center’s efforts. In 2013, we honored Kirkland & Ellis LLP as our Outstanding Pro Bono Partner of the Year. Finally, we also inducted three new members into the Law Center’s Founders’ Circle: Elizabeth Cabraser, Carol Kingsley, and Michelle Scully Hobus. We are honored to have the support of our outstanding donors, attendees, honorees, and speakers. The Law Center’s staff and board send a special thanks to our honorees Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Mike Thompson, and Pastor Michael McBride for joining us to mark this milestone achievement. Finally, we thank President Bill Clinton for sending a congratulatory video message for our work and the work of our fantastic speakers to keep our communities safe.
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The San Francisco Giants and the Law Center Play Ball To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragic shooting at 101 California Street in 1993 that devastated the San Francisco community, the San Francisco Giants chose the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence as their community partner for the June 22, 2013, game.
The Giants honored members of the Law Center on the field for the Home Plate Ceremony before the game and aired a public service announcement about our work. We are incredibly grateful to the Giants for helping raise awareness for the work we do to prevent the loss of lives caused by gun violence.
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20TH aNNIVERSARY DINNER SPONSORS
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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
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Morrison & Foerster LLP and the Morrison & Foerster Foundation Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Jonathan Powers, in memory of Ruth Schreiber
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Bingham McCutchen LLP Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP Helen Hilton Raiser Turtle & Hughes Inc.
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Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller Farella Braun + Martel LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Niall and Pegi Scully Family Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Bruce and Martha Atwater Berkeley, Golden Gate, Santa Clara, and USF Law Schools Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP Covington & Burling LLP James T. Fousekis Gibson Dunn + Crutcher LLP Mark L. Mosley Richards, Watson & Gershon Steven L. Smith Radha Stern and Gary Maxworthy
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Far Left: House Leader Nancy Pelosi introduced Senator Feinstein at the 20th Anniversary Dinner. Left: Senator Dianne Feinstein and San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee greeted each other at the dinner.
Arnold & Porter LLP The Clorox Company Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP Cooley LLP Susan and Sidney Goodwill Hanson Bridgett LLP John Heisse and Karin Grace Constance M. Hiatt Michelle Scully Hobus
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Littler Mendelson, P.C. Paul Hastings LLP Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Staff of the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Megin Scully and Reed Minuth Squire Sanders TruckerHuss, APC USF & USF Law School van Löbel Sels/RembeRock Foundation
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Berman DeValerio LLP Ben Cushman and George Tuttle Fund of Community Foundation Sonoma County Durie Tangri LLP William and Iris Edlund Karen D. Kadushin David and Linda Kapnick Mary Mallory Nixon Peabody LLP Richard W. Odgers Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
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Kathryn McQueen Barnes and Jeff Barnes Paul Bendix Deidre Henderson Don and Sheri Joseph Kenton J. King Carol M. Kingsley, Kingsley Mediation Services, in loving memory of Jack Berman Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC Cheryle Mangels Mizel Foundation David and Cynthia Pasternak Walter F. Pettit Somach Simmons & Dunn Rebecca Speer Amanda and Nick Wilcox
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Bruce and Martha Atwater Steven L. Baron Elizabeth J. Cabraser Owen J. Clements and Linda Cronin Alexis Coll-Very and Lance Very Chris and Robin Donohoe Charles Dyke William I. and Iris Edlund John H. and Joyce Feeney James T. Fousekis David H. Fry Robert C. Herr George A. Hisert Laurance Hoagland Teke and Elizabeth Kelley William Kissinger Mark and Amy Mosley Thomas and Elizabeth Quinn David Roth Dr. Megin C. Scully James M. Seff Earle and Annette Shaw Foundation Randal B. Short John M. Skonberg Steven L. Smith Stephen Stublarec Roderick M. Thompson Turtle & Hughes Karen and Trevor Wright
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Richard A. Aborn Paul Ash and Sylvia Fernandez Steven and Vickie Becker James and Susan Brennan Martin S. Checov and Timothy Bause Franklin Cole Foundation Raymond Jerry Coughlan Brett and Molly Dick Michael and Denise McKenna Doyen Campbell Edlund Ulfar Erlingsson Scott A. Fink and Kathy Klein James and Louise Frankel Simon J. Frankel and Courtney Weaver Richard Gaynor Clement L. Glynn
John and Fumiko Goodsill Matthew J. Jacobs Seth and Merrie Jaffe Donald R. and Sheri Joseph Edward Kallgren David J. and Linda Kapnick Carol M. Kingsley Bobby C. Lawyer George Lucas Family Foundation Cheryle Mangels Francis and Janice Matthews Greg McKinnon Scott and Jennifer Miller Paul C. Pringle Brent Ray Toni Rembe Louise and Paul Renne Arthur Rock Derek Schrier Arthur J. Shartsis George P. and Charlotte M. Shultz Rebecca A. Speer Robert S. Stein Nicholas Stoia Dr. Marshall Stoller Kenneth W. and Andrea Taber Robert Thompson Teri Thompson Professor Laurence H. Tribe Bruce Worthington Douglas R. Young Elizabeth Zitrin
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George and Marcia Argyris Philip and Wendy Atkins-Pattenson Deborah S. and David Ballati Trevor N. and Merle Barnett Peter J. Benvenutti Joanna Berg Ed and Wendy Bjurstrom Zach Blume Steyer Boodrookas Ashley Boren and Daniel Purtell Lynne and John Bosche Carol Boulanger Douglas and Amy Boxer Peter Bransten
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Robert Burwell Richard Capelouto and Gina Maya Donald W. Carlson Zela G. and Jay W. Claiborne Stone Coxhead Dennis M. Cusack and K. Louise Francis Dave Dawson Ethan D. and Hadley Dettmer Brook Dooley Bill Dougall Kristina DuBois Randy and Sharon Faccinto Sarah G. Flanagan Tom and Myrna Frankel Carol Frizzell and Donald Spirlock David E. Goldman Dr. and Ms. Carl Grunfeld Ralph and Marsha Guggenheim Geoffrey and Elizabeth Hazard David W. Herbst William Hinman Lawrence A. Hobel and Diana Staring Mary S. Hunt Colin and Allison Johns Eliot S. and Flip Jubelirer Joan Karlin and Paul Resnick Randall Kim Robert and Debra Lewis Thomas V. Loran III and Francine Radford Bonnie Matlock and Todd Francis Kendra McNally Roger Myers Christine Nash Theresa Nelson and Bernard Smits Penelope Okamoto Marina Park and Robert Sutton David J. and Cynthia Pasternak Walter Pettit Christopher Ritter Adolph Rosekrans Frank and Paula Schultz David Schwartz and Donna Liu Michael E. Soloff and Sue Himmelrich Carol Stratford and David Blake Jennifer Taylor and Paul White Robert B. Thum Lee A. Trucker and Henrietta Cohen Dr. Linda Usdin and Steven Bingler BECAUSE SMART GUN LAWS SAVE LIVES
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Dr. Ronald Adler and Patricia Adler Geoffrey Ainscow William F. Alderman Anthony Allen Phil and Michelle Andrew Edward L. Barlow Marvin Bellin Paul Bendix and Jane McDougle Bendix Robert D. Bingham and Carol Kearns James B. Blume and Kathryn W. Frank Jeff Bosley and Julie Richards Alexander L. Brainerd Thomas Breckenridge William and Julia Brentani John Briscoe John Bulman David Buoncristiani Andrew Burkhalter Patrick J. Cafferty Jr. William and Marilyn Chase Campbell Lynne Carmichael Madeline Chun Philip J. and Judith Cook Molly Coomber Carrie Cotter John Crittenden Paul Dassenko Frank DeRosa Peter and Gretchen Detre Griffin Dix and Marilyn Fabe Steve Dostart and Sharon Meers Joseph and Judy Epstein William and Susan Epstein Jeff Faucette Virginia Felch James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler Elizabeth L. and Lee Fennell William Finzer Natalie Fousekis Harrison and Anne Frahn Karen S. Frank Ellen French Tamar Fruchtman Michael and Armelle Futterman SMARTGUNLAWS.ORG 23
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William and Ilse Gaede Bernard Gershenson Edwin Getz and Teresa Drews Ione Gille Pat Gillette Catherine Gnatek David A. Greenburg Richard K. Grosboll Nina and Ken Grove Johnson Michael J. and Virginia Halloran Jim and Migsy Hamasaki Robert M. Hamblett Sara Hansen Wilson and Ross Wilson Larry D. Harris Jean Hetherington and Michael Connor Constance M. Hiatt Andrew M. and Jenny Hitchings Winona Holl David E. Hopmann Nina Huerta and Mark Simone Meredith A. Jones-McKeown Jan Kang Dan Kaplan Juergen Klicker Michael Kossman James G. Kreissman Stephen M. Kristovich Jennifer A. Kuenster Melanie Lawson Nancy Leavens Lawrence and Doreen Low James Lowy and Wendy Coblentz Judge Patrick J. Mahoney and Gwen Bouzon Mahoney Alexander D. Marks Bruce McCubbrey Barbara J. Meislin Pamela Merchant and Kirby Sack Adrienne J. and Shelby W. Miller Peter Sherfy Millington Judith S. Mitchell
Mireya Monroy Daniel and Mayumi Morash Alexandra Moses Ellen Newman Nancy J. Newman Michael and Christina Nooney Neil H. O’Donnell and Christine Motley Rick Ostiller Erica Peresman and David B. Jaffe Mauree Jane and Mark Perry Maude Pervere and Sam Miller Philip Peters Sara L. Peterson Mary Poppingo Ina Potter Connie and Tony Price David Rivkin Renee L. Robin Linda Rosen Judge Jeffrey S. Ross and Janice Platt John Rubenstein John and Chick Runkel Thomas L. Safran Joel Sanders and Carol Bieri Susan Sandson Arvind Saxena Mark and Elizabeth Schar Sue Ann Levin and Robert Schiff Judge William W. Schwarzer and Anne Schwarzer Moira Scully and E.B. Okrasinski Paul Segalini and Anne Marie Bingo Samantha Shiraishi Sheldon Siegel Stephanie P. Skaff Craig Smith Faith Spencer and Mark Parts Reginald D. Steer Charles G. Stephenson Radha Stern and Gary Maxworthy Joan H. Story and Robert Kidd Bruce Strand
Jamienne S. Studley and Gary Smith Patricia Sturdevant Eleanor Swift and Robert Cole Tracy Thompson Bruce and Judy Todd Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tropp Steve and Sharon Wasserman Dianne Weaver Dr. Michael Jon Williams Douglas Winthrop Richard H. and Sharron Wise Sheldon H. and Rhoda Wolfe Richard G. and Sue Wollack William Wren James and Sarah Young Mark S. and Karen Zemelman
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Linda Auerbach and Michael B. Allderdice Leigh Allen and Todd Ewing Marcia and William Andrew Sharon and Carl Anduri Jessica Anthony and Mike Morasky Mr. and Mrs. David Auslander Mariah Baird Nandini Balakrishna Karen Lynne and Andy Barnett Patrick Bengtsson and Erin Bydalek William and Beverlee Bentley Bruce Berardi Saul Bercovitch and Jody Struck Erik Bergquist Katherine Beysselance-Erler Dr. Kerry Blacker and John Murnane Charles L. and Mary Leigh Blek Judith Bloomberg and Michael Barnett Anne Bookin Allen Brandt Mara Brazer David and Kimberly Cameron Brody Kimberley Brody
Top Left: The Law Center hosted a Second Amendment conference in Chicago, IL. Top Right: Board member Doug Boxer and his wife, Amy, at the 20th Anniversary Dinner. Bottom Left: Guests of Pastor Michael McBride at the reception of the anniversary dinner. Bottom Right: Congressman Mike Thompson gave remarks at the Anniversary Dinner.
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2013 MEMBERSHIP VOX Populi Continued
Dr. and Mrs. Martin Brotman Kathleen A. Brown Linda Brundage Glen Budge and Alexander Budge III Machelle Burkstrand Linda Busek Tom Cain and Kay Kazume Terrence A. Callan W. Hardy Callcott and Nancy Spencer Nelson Cameron A.E. and Nancy Carlson Andrew Carron Paul R. Cassidy Harvey and Phyllis Ceaser James M. Chapin Dr. Holly Christman and Stephen Perr Steven A. and Joan Clark Clay and Kim Clement James Coben Sally Cooper Juliet E. Cox Dr. Theodore W. Craig and LaVaughn Craig Elaine and Burt Cummings Rob Curylo Frances M. Davis Bartley C. Deamer Dean Dennis Kathryn B. Dickson Jay Dobrutsky Julia Drees Dr. William E. Durston Lynne Elander Craig Etlin and Leslie Gordon Neil and Barbara Falconer Philip and Lisa Feldman Frederick Fields Elliot Fineman George and Janice Fisher Lee A. Freeman Jr. Andrew L. Frey Sarah D. and Alan Galbraith David and Susan Garfin Elise Gautier
Marsha Genensky Michael W. and Lisa Hoebreck Gibson James and Victoria Gilliland David and Megan McKinley Given Matthew Goldberg David B. and Stella Goodwin Sara Green Richard L. and Janet Grossman Anthony Grumbach Dr. David S. Gullion and Linda J. Hummel Rebecca Gundzik Charles and Wanda Guttas Sandra Haddad Christina Hall Susan and Charles Halpern Judge Daniel M. Hanlon Glenna Hansen Kirke M. Hasson Karen Heimann Malcolm A. Heinicke Theodore and Janice Hellman Peter Hemenway Carl F. Herbold Fred Hertz Jill Hinds and Charles Allen Buckner and Anne Gorham Hinkle Jr. Katie Hisert Barbara Hohlt Barbara and John Holrichter Dr. John F. Holzrichter and Barbara Holzrichter William and Mary Hoover Dana Howell Peter Hufstader Donald and Virginia Humphreys Nancy Hwa Susan and Richard Idell Carl and Catherine Ingwalson Jr. Integra Realty Resources Jeffrey S. and Susan Jean Jacobs Andy Jacobson David M. and Donna K. James James and Kathryn Janz Peter Jessel Kathleen Johnson Right: Pastor Michael McBride addressed the crowd at the 20th Anniversary Dinner, calling for stronger gun laws to protect lives lost to gun violence.
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Cameo F. Jones David B. Kaapu Peter and Debbie Kahn Robert F. Kane Myrna Kayton Mary Jo and Mike Kelly Colin T. Kemp Loren Kieve Julia A. King Michael King Marilyn Klinger Hermine Klingler Jerry Krane Rich and Carol Lammert Ann Reiss Lane Elaine Leitner and Steven Zieff Jonathan H. Lemberg Arthur Lenhardt Ed Lesniak and Kathleen Mallon Michael Less Wendy and Eric Levine Deborah and David Levy Margaret Lizaur Judith Lookabill Dr. Kate Lorig Garrett and Marcia Loube Loretta M. Lynch and Jack Davis Ruby MacDonald Monica MacMillan Roy Maffly Mary Mallory Patrick and Vicki Malone Brett Mangels Frederic and Cayo Marschner Bradley M. Matteoni Eileen McCarron Mary E. McCutcheon Lowell and Beth McDonald Sheryl McGrath Robert W. McKelvey Neal McNamara Nancy McNeil Mark S. Melickian and Erin Collin Melinda and Ralph Mendelson Lynne Mercer Dr. Robert Mickel and Dr. Marilyn Zimmerman Tia Miyamoto and Bryce Goeking Ann and Bill Moon BECAUSE SMART GUN LAWS SAVE LIVES
John and Margaret Mooney Michael and Sarah Murphy Arthur and Patricia Napoles Dr. Robert Napoles and Pamela May Noel and Penny Nellis Inke Noel Susan and Jack Nunn Richard W. and Gail Odgers Emerson Olin Aimee and Victor Olmedo Susan Orb Thomas Overston Frank Perreta Lawrence Pesesky Barbara and Albert Peters Marc Peters Lindsay Pettit George S. Peyton Jr. Teresa Picchi and Joel Linzner Barbara P. and James Pletcher Michael J. and Rosalind Plishner Kristine A. Poplawski Maria Pracher Terri and Stephen Puryear Margaret and David Rados Charles Ragan Rabbi Lawrence Raphael Steven and Carole Rathfon Robert Reece Heather Richman Kate Ridgway and Rick Holmstrom Carl Riehl Walter J. Robinson III James and Nita Roethe Harold Rose David Rosenthal Chad Russell Matthew Ryder-Smith Denise and Eric Sacks Ridge Sampson Victor Schachter Dirk and Patsi Schenkkan Susan and Barry Scherman Gary Schlimgen Stephen Schrey Elaine Seegert Barbara Sheehy Clara Shin Gail C. and Dev Shuster SMARTGUNLAWS.ORG 27
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Left: 2013 Founders’ Circle inductees Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Michelle Scully Hobus, and Carol M. Kingsley were honored at the dinner. Bottom Left: Law Center staff members Laura Cutiletta and Cody Jacobs welcome guests to the fall event on gun violence as a public health issue. Bottom Right: Law Center members and supporters Donna James, Annabelle Gardner, and Matt James at our fall event.
Vox Populi Continued
Martha J. Simon Marshall Small Thomas F. Smegal Jr. Barbara Spack Leah Spero Jessica Spiegel and Thomas Egan Steve Sposato Marjorie and John Sproul Mark A. and Mary Steiner Judith Stern and Dan Mihalovich Richard Stieglitz Elizabeth Strode Edward L. Strohbehn Jr. Stanley S. Stroup Robert J. Stumpf Jr. Keith Sturgess Gordon Tanner Phyllis Taplitz Randi Teichman Deborah K. Tellier and Gregory Wikler Gladys S. Thacher John Michael and Donna Thomas Joseph Tilem Brian Tivol Mary Topliff Judge Anne Torkington Cynthia de Nevers and Kurt Trutner William B. and Micki Turner Mark Uhalley Thomas V. and Deanne Urmy Carl L. Vacketta Benjamin Van Houten Lester Vincent Stanley R. Voyles Katherine Walker Cheryl H. Wallace John Wallace Rick and Mara Wallace Doug and Jennifer Walner Christopher Wanger Joyce Watson and Marty Warshaw Gary and Suzanne Weatherford Sayre Weaver
Paula M. Weber David E. Webster and Roberto Guimaraes Stephen Weiner Gregory Weingart Ilene S. Weinreb Billie Weiss Carol Weiss Francis and LeAnn P. Wheeler Osa Wolff Donna Lee Yesner Ana Maria Young Dr. John S. and Elinor Zawacki Gary Zellerbach Ann B. Zimrin Andrew Zoltan David Zonana Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D.
EX ANIMO
Zachary Alinder Diane Allen Don Allen Elizabeth Almeida Peter Almeida Judith A. Barrows Donald L. Bartels Stephen Beatty Linda Beu Lloyd Darrell Bevan Jerry Boren Warren Braunig Rachel Brill Donald Broder Henry and Mary Jo Broderick Loralee Brumund Frank W. Brunotts Meara Butler Jack Calhoun Laura K. Carter Lewis Cashman Ed and Barbara Cavagnaro Paul D. and Helen Chapman Seth P. Chazin Julia Chester
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Professor Jesse H. Choper Barbara Clegg Gary and S. Patricia Coad Teresa Cobb Philip L. and Caroline Cohan George Collins Carol Conell-Price Charlene and Paul Dahlquist Anne Davis James Dee Marley Degner Thomas Devine Peter H. and Natalia B. Diamond Elizabeth Dowd Judith and David Droz Keyes Alan and Ari Engelberg Micki Esken-Meland Molly Evans Jeffrey Farrow Richard and Linda Feder Lori Fernand Patricia Foley Sara Frankel Tay Franklin Judge David Otis Fuller Charlie Galliher Holly Gaudreau Robert Gillespie Josh Goldberg Brian Gonzalez Elaine Goss Brian Gregory Mary and Harold Haas Lisa Hammon Julie Hansen Nanette Hendrickson Kaitlin Hinckley Elizabeth Hirsch George Holubrec Robert Homan Toby and Edward Hoover Valerie Hummel Katherine Ingram Celina Inman Kyra Kazantzis SMARTGUNLAWS.ORG 29
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Left: Charles Hurley, former CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, talks with moderator and Mother Jones senior editor Mark Follman during the fall event. Bottom Left: Walter Pettit and his daughter Anian attended the 20th Anniversary Dinner to honor and remember the victims who lost their lives at 101 California Street. Bottom Right: San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr welcomes guests at the 20th Anniversary Dinner.
Ex Animo Continued
Margaret Kelly Tasnim Kem Judge Charlene Kiesselbach Dan Klapman Steven Klapow James Kline Doreen Kohr Jordan Krueger Julia Langhorst Patricia C. Lee Aviva and David Levine Robert MacPherson Katherine Mainzer Kim Major Chris P. Manthey Carolyn Martinez Tom Mauser Anita D. Stearns and James Haskell Mayo Cyra McFadden Gregory McHugh Maureen McNeill Dr. Lynn Mieger Missoula Friends Meeting Eric and Ana Moon Christopher M. Mooney Bobby Nadler Matthew Nugent Christina Orth Louis and Kimberly Palandrani Yvonne Parker Judge Lise A. Pearlman Tora Poeter Harry and Sandy Postlewait Thomas Reese Lisa and Agostinho Ribeiro Robert S. Rivkin Karen R. Robbins Julie M. Robinson Marisa Robinson
Jonathan Rosen Michael and Barbara Rosen Kristian Ross-Patchin Elizabeth Russell Ruth Scharf Peter and Chiachun Scheirer Matthew Schreiber Sean Schrock Andrew W. Schwartz Ricardo and Moira Silva Nicolas Sloss Sally Smith Kenneth Sorey Edward and Liz Specht Angela Speer Christopher A. Stecher Gerhard Stoll Gary Strait Michael Tomeo Lynn Trapp Donna Troisi Patricia B. and Richard D. Twiss Anna Tyson Paul and Margaret Van Houten Robert and Katy Vann Michelle Vanneman Kristin von Eschen Maria Watt Kyle F. Waldinger Nancy and Steve Wasserman Melanie Wentz Sharon Wickersham Kathy Wright Geraldine Yarne Jill Zipin Andrew Zweifler
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2013 law center Staff Robyn Thomas
Samuel A. Hoover
Executive Director
Staff Attorney
Juliet A. Leftwich
Cody Jacobs
Legal Director
Staff Attorney
Ellen French
Lindsay J. Nichols
Director of Finance and Administration
Staff Attorney
Cari Napoles
Paige Gildner
Development Director
Communications Associate
Julie Henson
Tiana Trutna
communications director
Development Associate
Laura Cutiletta
Morgan Proctor
Senior Staff Attorney
Development Assistant
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Stephen Crooms Joseph Sacks
Communications Interns Madeleina Halley
Development Intern Sara Barkley Eva Cerreta Maria Houghton
Legal Interns
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Board of Directors William I. Edlund
President Steven L. Smith
Vice President David H. Fry
Treasurer Carol M. Kingsley
Secretary
Steven L. Baron Douglas Boxer Frederick Brown Elizabeth J. Cabraser Owen J. Clements Alexis S. Coll-Very Charles M. Dyke Charles G. Ehrlich James T. Fousekis Simon J. Frankel John R. Heisse George A. Hisert Donald R. Joseph David J. Kapnick William D. Kissinger David Lipkin
Cheryle Mangels Alexander D. Marks Mark Melickian Mark L. Mosley David J. Pasternak Robert K. Perun David M. Roth Dr. Megin C. Scully James M. Seff Randal B. Short John M. Skonberg Rebecca A. Speer Henry C. Su Kenneth W. Taber Roderick M. Thompson Vaughn R. Walker
founders’ circle Cameron Baker William I. Edlund Charles G. Ehrlich James T. Fousekis John R. Heisse
George A. Hisert Edward Kallgren Lawrence Low Richard W. Odgers
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2013 Inductees Elizabeth J. Cabraser Michelle Scully Hobus Carol M. Kingsley
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FINANCES 2013 BUDGET Revenues Individuals, Law Firms & Others
Interest & Other Income
Foundations
$622,400
$778,332
Assets Current Assets
Petty Cash Cash in Bank Accounts Receivable Promises to Give Prepaids Grants Receivable Deposits Equipment (net) Total Current Assets
$260 $676,779 $36,910 $6,250 $22,980 $75,000 $5,000 $17,958 $841,137
$7,714
Total Assets
Total: $1,408,446
Liabilities & Net Assets
Expenses Program
Fundraising
$841,137
Management
$328,562
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable Accrued Vacation Total Current Liabilities
Net Assets
$852,296 $126,412
Unrestricted Total Net Assets
$802,637 $802,637
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
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$11,634 $26,866 $38,500
$841,137
This statement of financial position is for the year ending December 31, 2013.
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ABOUT THE LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a nonprofit organization focused on ending the epidemic of gun violence in America. Formed in the wake of the July 1, 1993, mass shooting at a law firm in San Francisco, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is now the premier clearinghouse for information about federal and state firearms laws and Second Amendment litigation nationwide. Our trusted and in-depth legal expertise, analysis, and comprehensive data tracking are relied upon by legislators seeking to enact smart gun laws, advocates working to educate the public on how to make communities safer, and journalists seeking to uncover the truth about America’s gun laws. Learn more at smartgunlaws.org or call (415) 433-2062.
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Above: Law Center members and supporters Stephen Swig, Christine Pelosi, and Helen Hilton Raiser helped the Law Center honor, celebrate, and recommit to the fight for smart gun laws at the 20th Anniversary Dinner.