TGSCOM
Introduction '''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.
Media attention TGSCOM sold weapons and/or accessories to George Sodini, the perpetrator of the 2009 LA Fitness shooting; Steven Kazmierczak, perpetrator of the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting; and Seung-Hui Cho, the perpetrator of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. 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.
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