Americans for Gun Safety Foundation

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Gun Interest Groups in the U.S.
Pro-Gun Rights
National Rifle Association
Gun Owners of America
JPFO
Pink Pistols
Second Amendment Foundation
Second Amendment Sisters
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Liberty Belles
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Pro-Gun Control
Americans for Democratic Action
Brady Campaign
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
League of Women Voters
Mixed Gun Rights and Gun Control Organizations
American Hunters and Shooters Association
Americans for Gun Safety Foundation

The Americans for Gun Safety Foundation is an organization whose stated purpose is to 1) promote gun safety training; 2) promote responsible gun laws; 3) respect gun rights; and 4) reduce gun crime.[1] Articles by AGS leadership regularly appear in the Democratic Leadership Council's magazine Blueprint.

The Americans for Gun Safety Foundation is a project of the Tides Center, and a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their website states that the organization "seeks to educate Americans on existing gun laws and new policy options for reducing access to guns by criminals and children and to promote responsible gun ownership." The AGS Foundation has funded studies of background checks at gun shows and the way states develop mental health records and keep track of those prohibited from purchasing a gun because of mental illness.

Due to the organization being established by Andrew McKelvey (the founder of Monster.com), a former member of the board of directors of Handgun Control, Inc. and the primary founder of the Million Mom March, gun rights activists frequently make the claim that AGS has all the appearances and affiliations expected of an anti-gun organization. It is thus usually identified as a gun control organization rather than a gun rights organization.