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00 This volume in the Library in a Book series includes an annotated bibliography, chronology, glossary, biographical listing, a chapter on how to research the topic, relevant laws and court cases, statistics and trends relating to gun control, and a list of organizations and agencies such as Americans for Gun Safety, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA).

Americans For Gun Safety, a gun-control organization, applauded Kerry's approach as "taking the gun issue to the political center.

The Americans for Gun Safety Foundation (AGSF), an organization it says "supports the rights of law abiding Americans to own guns," released a report in mid-January that attacked many honest gun dealers.

But faulty records allowed at least 9,976 prohibited buyers to buy a gun from December 1998 to June 2001, according to a report by Americans for Gun Safety.

The anti-gun movement has been citing a few studies done by hard-line disarmers at the Violence Policy Center and Americans for Gun Safety.

In an April letter, Americans for Gun Safety appealed to Wal-Mart and other large retailers that sell firearms to adopt a "don't know, don't sell" policy that would go beyond federal law.

A report by the Americans for Gun Safety Foundation said most states, including Washington, rely on outdated records and computer technology for background checks, which allows thousands of felons to purchase guns with little trouble.

Jim Kessler, a spokesman for Americans for Gun Safety, and other gun-control activists say they see this move as the latest in a series of administration actions aimed at eroding gun control.