Guns Scorecard True 0% 93 Checks Mostly True 0% 153 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 117 Checks False 0% 208 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 81 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Guns stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures": “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” January 27, 2026 Social Media stated on January 24, 2026 in posts: Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.” January 26, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2026 in a post on Truth Social: Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed. January 6, 2026 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post: A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. September 12, 2025 Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” August 28, 2025 Josh Stein stated on June 6, 2025 in an X post: “Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.” August 5, 2025 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 17, 2025 in a Threads post: “Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.” By Loreben Tuquero • April 22, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2025 in a Facebook post: “President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.” January 29, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. December 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2024 in an Instagram post: The government is arming “illegal immigrants.” September 26, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Jeanine Pirro said law-abiding gun owners cannot bring firearms into Washington, D.C. Is she right? • February 4, 2026 Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents • January 26, 2026 Trump’s posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known • December 15, 2025 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse • October 13, 2025 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics • September 30, 2025 Tyler Robinson: What’s known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s politics, bullet casing etchings • September 12, 2025 ‘Rough road ahead’: Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence • September 11, 2025 Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting • September 11, 2025 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture • September 9, 2025 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? • July 30, 2025