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Vol. 9, No. 3	11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030	1/18/2002

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AGS Shows True Colors -- Again "...Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..." This past weekend, the well-heeled lobbyists at AGS hosted a junket for congressional staffers who were wined and dined in Richmond, Va., and then escorted to a gun show by AGS staff. The observations of one congressional staffer in attendance are telling. He said, "From the beginning of the trip, AGS stated their agenda as wanting to close the 'gun show loophole,' and nothing else, and after the 'loophole' is closed AGS will no longer exist. In reality, their agenda is much like the Violence Policy Center's and other anti-self-defense organizations' -- national registration and licensing and the eventual outlawing of firearms..." "...[a]ll they did was alienate themselves from their stated policy positions of sensible gun ownership. It was apparent on the trip AGS clearly advocates gun registration and the eventual outlawing of all firearms. What was accomplished on the trip was nothing other than showing gun shows are not frightening nor illegal..." Related Stories... More About the Gun-Ban Lobby at Work