Gary Sinise Talks Being a Conservative in Hollywood and the “Complicated Situation” of Gun Control - Hollywood Reporter

Sinise has been publicly open about his political views, even starting Friends of Abe, a conservative group for Hollywood figures, in 2004.

When asked if conservatives in the entertainment industry needed a support group, the Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders actor laughed in response, saying it was formed “during the early days of the Iraq War.”

“I didn’t want our Iraq War and Afghanistan veterans to fall prey to any of that kind of stuff.

In 1974, after Sinise graduated from high school, he also founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Highland Park, Ill. It’s the same town where a mass shooting happened during an Independence Day parade on July 4, 2022.

The actor has been open about his support for the Second Amendment and when addressing gun control, he said, “We need multiple solutions, clearly.

The Apollo 13 actor founded the Gary Sinise Foundation in 2011, which has programs like Relief & Resiliency Outreach that provides support for people in need recovering from injury, loss or trauma.