h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

...that the National Rifle Association publishes an enemies list at its web site?

It bothered Dustin Hoffman that he wasn't on it, according to http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/weekly/newsnat-29oct2003-34.htm

'Actor Dustin Hoffman was so dismayed to find his name missing from the NRA's shadowy 19-page list of US companies, celebrities and news organisations seen as lending support to anti-gun policies that he wrote to the powerful pro-gun lobby group begging to be included.

'"As a supporter of comprehensive anti-gun safety measures, I was deeply disappointed when I discovered my name was not on the list," Hoffman wrote in a letter to the NRA.

'"I was particularly surprised by the omission given my opposition to the loophole that makes it legal for 18- to 20-year-olds to buy handguns at gun shows," he added.

'Hoffman's name has now been added to the list, which reads like a Who's Who of American business, culture and religion.'

The list can be found at http://www.nraila.com/FactSheets.asp?FormMode=Detail&ID=15

Here are just a few of the individuals and organizations listed:


National Organizations

AFL-CIO
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Federation of Teachers [glad that my union made the cut!]
Central Conference of American Rabbis
League of Women Voters of the United States
National Association of Public Hospitals
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of Social Workers
National Black Nurses' Association
United Methodist Church, General Board & Church Society
United States Catholic Conference
United States Conference of Mayors
YWCA of the U.S.A.

Celebrities:

Maya Angelou - Poet
Richard Belzer - Actor
Tony Bennett - Singer
Boys II Men - Pop Group
Jon Bon Jovi - Singer
Kevin Costner - Actor
Sean Connery - Actor
Sheryl Crow - Singer
Walter Cronkite - Frmr News Anchor
Billy Crystal- Actor
k.d. lang - Singer
Ricki Lake - TV personality
Denis Leary - Actor
Norman Lear - TV Producer
Spike Lee - Director

National Figures:

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
Jay Pritzker, Chairman & CEO Hyatt Corporation
Steven Rockefeller - Financier

Anti-Gun Corporations/Corporate Heads:

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Hallmark Cards
Kansas City Chiefs
Levi Strauss & Co.
Sara Lee Corporation
Time Warner Inc.

Publication and Media Outlets

Capital Cities/ABC
Columbia Broadcasting Service
Corporation For Public Broadcasting/ PBS Television
Gannett News Service
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
National Broadcasting Company
Newsweek, Inc.

I learned some things.
Thanks