MUR #5158

RESPONDENTS: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - Voter Education Fund (FKA) Brady Voter Education Fund; Autera, Angela M.; Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate; Brady, Jim; Brady, Sarah; Carnahan for Senate Committee; Gagnon, Peggy; Gore/Lieberman, Inc.; Ingram, Mark A.; Lehner, Thomas J.; Lindsey, Lisa L.; Robb for the Senate; Stabenow for U.S. Senate; Villarreal, Jose; www.allenandguns.com; www.ashcroftandguns.com; www.bushandguns.com; www.handguncontrol.org; www.mccollumandguns.com

COMPLAINANTS: Keene, David A.; American Conservative Union

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Disclaimer; Other; Presidential; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5158: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A.Ingram, as treasurer, as ecommended in General Counsel?s Report #3, dated February 20, 2005. 2. Take no action against Sarah Brady. 3. lose the file. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to: (a) Take no further action as to Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer.(b) Take no further action as to Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer; Handguncontrol.org; and James S. Brady.(c) Deny Respondents? request that the Commission take no further action in this matter.(d) Authorize the Office of General Counsel to enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence, the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer.(e) Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated December 7, 2004; subject to the following revisions: .......... REDACTED ..........
Failed by a vote of 3-2 to: (a) Take no further action as to Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer.(b) Take no further action as to Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer; Handguncontrol.org; and James S. Brady.(c) Deny Respondents? request that the Commission take no further action in this matter.(d) Authorize the Office of General Counsel to enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence, the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer.(e) Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated December 7, 2004; subject to the following revisions: .......... REDACTED ..........
Decided by vote 4-0 to 1. Find RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b in connection with the press conference with Bill Nelson. 2. Find RTB that Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b and 434(b) in connection with the press conference with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 3. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441d in connection with the anti-McCollum television advertisement. 4. Find RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441d in connection with the anti-McCollum website. 5. Take no action against www.mccollumandguns.com. 6. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A) and 434(b) by coordinating expenditures with Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer. 7. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) and 434(b) by coordinating expenditures with the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer. 8. Find RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b in connection with the press conference with Charles Robb. 9. Find RTB that Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b and 434(b) in connection with the press conference with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 10. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b by coordinating expenditures with Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer. 11. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b and 434(b) by coordinating expenditures with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 12. Take no action against www.allenandguns.com. 13. Find RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441d in connection with the anti-Ashcroft television advertisement. 14. Find RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441d in connection with the anti-Ashcroft website. 15. Take no action against www.ashcroftandguns.com. 16. Find no RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A) or 434(b) by coordinating expenditures with Carnahan for Senate Committee and Lisa L. Lindsey, as treasurer. 17. Find no RTB that Carnahan for Senate Committee and Lisa L. Lindsey, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) or 434(b) by coordinating expenditures with the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer. 18. Find no RTB that Gore/Lieberman, Inc. and Jose Villarreal, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b or 26 U.S.C. 9012(b) in connection with the anti-Bush television advertisement and website. 19. Take no action at this time with respect to finding no RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b in connection with the anti-Bush television advertisement and website. 20. Take no action against www.bushandguns.com. 21. Find RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b, 441d, and 434(c) in connection with the pop-up web page that advocated the defeat of George Bush. 22. Take no action at this time with respect to finding RTB that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence violated 2 U.S.C. 441b, 441d, and 434(c) in connection with the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 23. Take no action at this time against Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon, as treasurer, with respect to the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 24. Take no action at this time against Robb for Senate and Thomas J. Lehner, as treasurer, with respect to the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 25. Find no RTB that Gore/Lieberman, Inc. and Jose Villarreal, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b or 434(b) in connection with the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 26. Find no RTB that Stabenow for U.S. Senate and Angela M. Autera, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b or 434(b) in connection with the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 27. Find no RTB that Carnahan for Senate Committee and Lisa L. Lindsey, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b or 434(b) in connection with the "Dangerous Dozen" web page. 28. Close the file as it pertains to Gore/Lieberman, Inc. and Jose Villarreal, as treasurer; Stabenow for U.S. Senate and Angela M. Autera, as treasurer; and Carnahan for Senate Committee and Lisa L. Lindsey, as treasurer. 29. Find RTB that the Brady Voter Education Fund and Mark A. Ingram, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) by not properly reporting addresses of contributors. 30. Take no action at this time with respect to Sarah and James Brady. 31. Approve the appropriate factual and legal analyses. 32. Approve the use of compulsory process in this matter, including the issuance of appropriate subpoenas and interrogatories to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Brady Voter Education Fund, Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate Committee, and Robb for Senate Committee, and the issuance of additional interrogatories, document subpoenas, and deposition subpoenas, as necessary. 33. Approve the appropriate letters.