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John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview:
"We beat the NRA with tough, tough gun laws" in Colorado.  
True
By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2019
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
"1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden:
A "wide majority of NRA households ... supported this legislation" on gun background checks.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden:
"The NRA used to support expanded background checks."
True
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2013
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on January 15, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:
"Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 23, 2013
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on October 18, 2010 in an interview:
Georgia and other states with weak gun laws have more crime.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 9, 2010