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Firearms Industry Member Contributions to The NRA Foundation, 1994 and 1995
[Taken from the Violence Policy Center study Joe Camel With Feathers: How the NRA with Gun and Tobacco Industry Dollars Uses its Eddie Eagle Program to Market Guns to Kids]
Firearm Manufacturers
| Name |
1994 Contribution |
1995 Contribution |
Two-Year Total |
| Browning |
None reported |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
| William B. Ruger[1] |
None reported |
$25,000 to $49,999 |
$25,000 to $49,999 |
| Thompson Center Arms Co. |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| European-American Armory
Corporation |
More than $1,000 |
None reported |
More than $1,000 |
| Total |
$2,000 to $5,999 |
$30,000 to $59,998 |
$32,000 to $65,997 |
Ammunition Manufacturers
| Name |
1994 Contribution |
1995 Contribution |
Two-Year Total |
| Accurate Arms Co., Inc. |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Black Hills Ammunition, Inc. |
More than $1,000 |
None reported |
More than $1,000 |
| Blount, Inc. |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Federal Cartridge Co. |
None reported |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
| Steve Hornady[2] |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Margaret Hornady |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| J.W. Hornady
Memorial Trust |
None reported |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
| Total |
$4,000 to $15,997 |
$11,000 to $24,997 |
$15,000 to $40,994 |
Ammunition Reloading Equipment and Component Manufacturers
| Name |
1994 Contribution |
1995 Contribution |
Two-Year Total |
| Brownell Family |
$25,000 to $49,999 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
$75,000 to $149,998 |
| Goex, Inc. |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Hodgdon Powder Co. |
More than $1,000 |
$10,000 to $24,999 |
$11,000 to $25,999 |
| Bruce E. Hodgdon |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| J.B. Hodgdon |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Robert E. Hodgdon |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Larry W. Potterfield[3] |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Brenda Potterfield |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
$10,000 to $24,999 |
$11,000 to $29,998 |
| Russell A. Potterfield |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Sara E. Potterfield |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
None reported |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
| Total |
$33,000 to $85,992 |
$71,000 to $154,996 |
$104,000 to $240,988 |
Other Industry-Related Companies
| Name |
1994 Contribution |
1995 Contribution |
Two-Year Total |
| Donna Bianchi[4] |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
$1,000 to $4,999 |
$6,000 to $14,998 |
| Petersen Publishing Co.[5] |
$25,000 to $49,999 |
$10,000 to $24,999 |
$35,000 to $74,998 |
| Total |
$30,000 to $59,998 |
$11,000 to $29,998 |
$41,000 to $89,996 |
GRAND TOTAL - $192,000 to $437,975
1) William B. Ruger is the head of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
2) Steve Hornady is the head of Hornady Manufacturing Company.
3) Larry Potterfield is the head of Midway Arms.
4) Donna Bianchi is the head of Bianchi Leather, a holster manufacturer.
5) Magazines published by Petersen include Guns & Ammo and Handguns.
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