LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton is taking aim at so- called "rogue gun dealers" today. CNN White House correspondent Major Garrett joins us with a preview of the president's announcement to come later on, this morning. Good morning, Major.</s>MAJOR GARRETT, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Leon. The president later on this morning will announce a new federal campaign meant to find and punish rogue gun dealers, who the administration says are responsible for selling the firm arms involved in a majority of crimes committed in America. It's a three-part plan, Leon. The first part is meant to trace and find rogue gun dealers. The Bureau has found out through tracing studies that 1.2 percent of federally-licensed firearms dealers, about 1,000 of them, sold 57 percent of the firearms used in crimes in this country. Point number two: It will be -- the president will ask the Bureau to intensify inspections of those dealers who say they have sold no guns in the previous year. Administration officials say that is a hint, though not proof, that these gun dealers are actually selling guns on the black market illegally. Point number three of this new campaign that the president will announce will be to monitor used-gun sales. Administration officials say that it's very hard to trace gun sales after the original point of purchase. Many times these used guns end up in hands of criminals. The president will announce this three-point program this morning before joining congressional Democrats for meeting to discuss the upcoming agenda. This campaign, Leon, does not require congressional approval, and administration officials hope that it will answer Republican calls that the administration enforce existing gun laws instead of seeking new ones.
President Clinton to Announce Three-Part Program to Combat Rogue Gun Dealers