GUN SAFETY SCORECARD
D

Publix has publicly requested that customers not open carry firearms in its stores and has vocally distanced itself from the NRA when political giving was called into question, but the CEO refused to meet with survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting. Despite pledging to indefinitely end all political giving in 2019, they have made significant donations to lawmakers who are backed by the gun lobby and members of Congress who denied the 2020 election results.

Criteria & Details
Score
Financial ties to the gun industry

None found.

0
Financial ties to the gun lobby

None found.

0
Policies on carrying guns

Asks customers not to openly carry firearms in their stores.

0
Making public statements in support of gun violence prevention

None found.

-15
Donations to gun lobby-backed politicians

Since the 2020 election, Publix’s PAC has donated $16,000 to NRA-backed members of Congress.

-10
Donations to politicians that denied the 2020 election

Since the 2020 election, Publix’s PAC has donated $251,000 to members of Congress who denied the 2020 election results. In addition to this, Publix heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli donated at least $450,000 to organizers of the January 6, 2021 rally that culminated in an attempted insurrection.

-10
Bonus points for additional actions on gun violence

No bonus points earned.

0
TOTAL SCORE
65