Selleck has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) and served as a spokesman for the organization . He resigned from the board on September 18 , 2018 . After his close friend Charlton Heston stepped down from his role as an NRA spokesman in 2003 , Selleck succeeded him . In 2002 , Selleck donated the rifle he used in '' Quigley Down Under '' ( a custom 13-pound 6 kg , single-shot , 1874 Sharps Rifle , with a 34-inch 86-cm barrel ) , along with six other firearms from his other films , to the NRA ; the firearms are part of the NRA 's exhibit " Real Guns of Reel Heroes " at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax , Virginia . To promote his film '' The Love Letter '' , Selleck was invited to be on '' The Rosie O'Donnell Show '' on May 19 , 1999 . Unexpectedly , he found himself defending his position on gun ownership and an ad in which he appeared supporting the NRA . Following questions from O'Donnell , Selleck said , " It 's your show , and you can talk about it after I leave . " For a number of years , Selleck appeared in television advertising for '' National Review '' ( he also subscribes to '' The New Republic '' ) . He endorsed Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election . Selleck describes himself as " a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings . " In the 2016 presidential election , Selleck did not support either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump , instead writing in former Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown , saying that he was deeply touched by the grace and leadership Brown showed through the 2016 Dallas police shooting
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