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TV ad uses gun votes as ammunition

By Molly Moorhead
May 16, 2013

New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte saw her poll numbers drop after she voted against a proposal to expand background checks on gun sales. Now coming to her rescue is Marco Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC. The Florida senator’s group is out with an ad that says Ayotte “voted to fix background checks.”

What gives? Did she vote against them or vote to fix them? We reviewed the evidence and rated the ad’s claim Half True. Read the full factcheck for details.

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