skˈoʊŋk hɐz doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd tə hˈændɡʌn kəntɹˈoʊl, ˈɪŋk., wˌɪtʃ ˈæktɪvli lˈɑːbɪz tə bˈæn sˌʌm tˈaɪps ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz, ænd hiː wʌz ɔnðə mˈɛɹɪlˌænd ɡˈʌvɚnɚz kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn ɡˈʌn vˈaɪələns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
Schoenke has donated to Handgun Control, Inc., which actively lobbies to ban some types of firearms, and he was on the Maryland Governor's Commission on Gun Violence in 1996.