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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website:
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting:
The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."  
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016
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 Only 168 have been revoked."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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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