TGSCOM explained

TGSCOM, Inc. was an American online gun dealer based in Green Bay, Wisconsin which sold guns and sporting goods through more than 150 websites, including thegunsource.com and topglock.com. TGSCOM was founded in Arizona in 1999 by Eric Thompson, and was based in Tempe, Arizona until October 2006 when the operation was moved to Green Bay. TGSCOM is no longer in business as of May 20, 2012.^{[1] [2]}

Media attention

TGSCOM sold weapons and/or accessories to George Sodini, the perpetrator of the 2009 LA Fitness shooting;^[3] Steven Kazmierczak, perpetrator of the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting;^[4] and Seung-Hui Cho, the perpetrator of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.^{[5] [6]} In August 2009, it employed 37 people; in 2007, at the time of the Virginia Tech shooting, the firm operated 50 websites and had 10 employees.^[7]

References

1. Web site: BBB Business Review . BBB . dead . 19 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120809073245/http://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/business-reviews/ammunition-and-reload-equipment-and-supplies/tgscom-com-in-green-bay-wi-44039424/ . 9 August 2012 .
2. Web site: Online Gun Retailer Closes, BBB Complaints Racking Up . 19 August 2012.
3. https://archive.today/20090814000839/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCr-8hvMxT_o93eW1whvXEAyJfqAD99U2KVO0 Associated Press. "Pa. gunman used same Web store as Va. Tech shooter"; Aug. 7, 2009
4. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090807/GPG0101/908070560/1978 Kyle, Keegah. "Green Bay gun dealer linked to Pittsburgh shooter: TGSCOM also sold items to Va. Tech, NIU gunmen"
5. News: First Gun Bought March 13; No 'Spur of the Moment' Crime . ABC News . Ross, B. . Esposito, R. . amp . April 17, 2007 . 2009-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080901003901/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/04/first_gun_bough.html . September 1, 2008 .
6. News: Kaine Gives Panel Latitude to Probe Campus Killings. 2009-08-07 . The Washington Post . Bill . Turque . Sari . Horwitz . April 20, 2007.
7. http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6397876&nav=menu239_6_2 "Read statement from Green Bay gun dealer"