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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference:
Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 5, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2019 in Facebook posts:
The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • August 5, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate:
Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 2, 2019
Bill Stanley
Bill Stanley
stated on July 9, 2019 in a radio interview.:
"How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero."  
False
By Warren Fiske • July 24, 2019
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stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"Nearly every state that has legalized (marijuana) has also legislated that you lose your right to own a gun if you are prescribed, or buy it recreationally."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 9, 2019
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says "Joe Biden calls for gun ban."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 9, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.:
"No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking."
Mostly True
By Kit Norton • July 3, 2019
Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.:
Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 19, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on June 5, 2019 in a tweet:
"Every day on average 500 people die from gun violence."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 9, 2019 in a Facebook post:
The media was silent that "the Colorado school shooter is a transsexual, Trump-hating, Christian-hating, leftist freak."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 6, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on June 2, 2019 in a Fox News town hall:
"Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2019
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil:
"Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2019
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
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Viral image
stated on April 16, 2013 in a Facebook post:
Says a Wisconsin welcome sign includes a message warning "criminals and terrorists" that over "170,000 Wisconsin residents have a legal permit to carry a handgun."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • May 30, 2019
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Viral image
stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo depicts a teacher and student with guns guarding a Delaware high school in 1973 after a shooting threat.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • May 23, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website:
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week:
"When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 6, 2019 in a Medium post:
"Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • May 10, 2019
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally:
In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns."
Half-True
By Julianna Rennie • April 22, 2019
Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd
stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate:
"The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."
False
By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli • April 16, 2019
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