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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with CNN
"Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the NRA
Florida has "issued more than 3 million conceal carry permits in the past 30 years. Only 168 have been revoked."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 7, 2016 a rally in Washington
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to abolish the Second Amendment."
False
By Linda Qiu • May 11, 2016
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
stated on May 11, 2016 a debate
"The Brady Campaign has given me a 100 percent, not 99, 100 percent rating."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2016
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
stated on April 26, 2016 a legislative hearing
"There’s no data that says a gun-free zone has saved lives."  
Mostly True
By Jacqueline Tempera • May 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet
Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Michael Roberson
Michael Roberson
stated on April 13, 2016 a Web ad
Says Danny Tarkanian is "NRA ‘F’ Rated."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • May 3, 2016
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer
stated on April 28, 2016 an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer"
"You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 29, 2016
Steve Santarsiero
Steve Santarsiero
stated on April 2, 2016 a campaign mailer.
"Steve Santarsiero wrote PA’s Gun Safety Law."
False
By Anna Orso • April 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 29, 2016 a forum
About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes."
Half-True
April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 the Democratic debate in New York
Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 a Democratic debate in New York
"We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 11, 2016 an event in Port Washington, N.Y.
"The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 6, 2016 as a candidate in 2016 and as a possible hopeful in 2000
On banning assault weapons.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016
Mira Signer
Mira Signer
stated on April 28, 2016 a conference.
States with "the highest gun ownership rates also have the highest suicide rates."
True
By Warren Fiske • April 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 6, 2016 a CNN interview
Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 8, 2016
John Whitbeck
John Whitbeck
stated on March 28, 2016 an email
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns.
False
By Warren Fiske • April 4, 2016
Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts
stated on March 10, 2016 a Medium post
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on March 16, 2016 an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor"
Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech posted on Medium
"Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2016
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