The Americans for Firearm Security Foundation (AGSF), an organization it claims "supports the rights of law abiding Americans to private guns," released a report in mid-January that attacked several sincere gun dealers. The file, "Selling Crime," which AGSF states "lifts (a) veil of secrecy," makes use of information through the ATF to name 120 gun retailers in 22 states that AGSF reports marketed the most guns that later had been utilized in criminal offense. "Known high-crime sellers are being shielded from public scrutiny as opposed to investigated by the authorities," explained Jim Kessler, AGSF's policy director. The report received widespread coverage in the media, drawing interest to quite a few trustworthy gun dealers who felt they were maligned. One weapon dealer called it "profiling." "If you will find retailers who're executing factors illegally, then they ought to be shut down," the vendor said, asking to not be identified. "But this report paints all of us while using same brush, in no way mind all of the federal and state needs we should satisfy to market a gun. It is profiling." The AGSF file also criticized the Bush Administration for gun dealers now pursuing "high-crime traders." "Prosecution of retailers who break the law is rare," AGSF explained in a very news discharge. "Last 12 months, federal prosecutors filed only 27 cases against corrupt gun outlets, a reduction of 25 % on the final calendar year of the Clinton Management when 36 conditions had been prosecuted." The file received widespread coverage within the media, drawing awareness to several honest gun dealers who felt they were maligned. One weapon seller known as it "profiling." "If you'll find marketers that are undertaking points illegally, then they ought to be shut down," the dealer said, asking not to be identified. "But this report paints all of us considering the exact same brush, by no means thoughts every one of the federal and state needs we ought to satisfy to sell a weapon.

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