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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
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

Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on March 8, 2016 a Facebook meme:

The rate of U.S. female homicide victims outnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2½ to 1.

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 14, 2016

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stated on October 25, 2015 a blog post and subsequently reposted on Facebook.:

Says Hillary Clinton told the Des Moines Register on Aug. 8, 2015: "I will get the NRA shut down for good if I become president. If we can ban handguns, we will do it."

Pants on Fire!

By Jason Noble • March 14, 2016

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 24, 2016 a tweet:

"Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this."

Mostly True

By Sarah Hauer • March 9, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on February 24, 2016 a campaign rally.:

"Every year there is a slightly smaller percentage of American households owning guns."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • March 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 28, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

Says he supported the 1994 crime bill because "there is a ban on assault weapons in that bill."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • February 28, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on December 5, 2015 a campaign email:

"So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • February 23, 2016

Terry McAuliffe
stated on February 3, 2016 a TV interview.:

"Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one."

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • February 15, 2016

Adrian Garcia
stated on February 5, 2016 a campaign news release:

"Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA."

Mostly False

By Emma Hinchliffe • February 5, 2016

Loretta Sanchez
stated on January 20, 2016 a Capital Public Radio interview:

"Nothing was done. I mean, $25 million was spent, but we don’t have that (gun ownership) database."

Pants on Fire!

By Chris Nichols • February 4, 2016

Virginia Center for Public Safety
stated on January 18, 2016 a rally flier:

"Since John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, more Americans have died by gunfire within our own country than American servicemen and women who were killed in all our wars."

True

By Sean Gorman • January 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall in Underwood, Iowa:

"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."

Mostly True

By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 the South Carolina Democratic debate:

Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate:

Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.

True

By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on January 7, 2016 a TV interview:

"California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would."

False

By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on January 15, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:

Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016

Dan Patrick
stated on January 3, 2016 an interview on Meet the Press:

Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones."

Half-True

By W. Gardner Selby • January 13, 2016

Nicholas Mattiello
stated on January 3, 2016 newspaper story:

"Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states."

True

By Mark Reynolds • January 10, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2016 a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations:

"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016

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