Gun Control: A Political Loser A Sunday U.S. News and World Report story discussed how politicians are beginning to see that restricting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans is a political loser. A spokesman for the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research suggested that gun-control activists turn their sites on targeting corrupt firearms dealers. While sportsmen, firearms enthusiasts and the industry itself have long supported a zero-tolerance policy and aggressive prosecution of dealers engaged in illegal activity, NSSF will remain vigilant in ensuring that any and all investigations are conducted through the appropriate agency (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and not political pawns of the gun-ban lobby, such as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.