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Hannah Willard
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference in the Florida Capitol:

"Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017

Dennis Baxley
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House floor speech:

"What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.

Mostly False

By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017

Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 24, 2017 a speech at CPAC:

"According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017

Richard Durbin
stated on February 15, 2017 an interview with Willie Geist :

"You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise."

True

By Marc Filippino • February 23, 2017

Richard Corcoran
stated on February 12, 2017 an inteview on CBS4:

"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 31, 2017 a CNN town hall:

Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • February 2, 2017

Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 her Senate confirmation hearing:

"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."

False

By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017

Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference:

"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2017

Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet:

"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016

Larry Pratt
stated on December 15, 2016 a radio interview.:

Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police.

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • December 27, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on December 13, 2016 a tweet:

Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.:

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate:

In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city.

Mostly False

By Matt Dietrich • November 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 31, 2016 a rally in Cincinnati:

Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms."

True

By Lauren Carroll • November 1, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate:

"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 the Ohio Senate debate:

Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue."

True

By Nadia Pflaum • October 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:

"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."

Half-True

By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:

"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on August 9, 2016 a TV ad:

"During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows."

Mostly False

By Jonathan Anderson • October 19, 2016

Brad Schneider
stated on September 16, 2016 a campaign tweet:

Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list."

Half-True

By Anna Bruzgulis • October 18, 2016

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