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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
stated on January 19, 2015 a floor speech.:
Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • February 4, 2015
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 19, 2015:
Assault weapons and handguns are allowed in the state Capitol while bullhorns, trumpets, helium balloons and flags on poles are banned.
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • January 26, 2015
Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
stated on January 19, 2015 a floor speech.:
On assault weapon violence: "Ducks have more protection than people in Virginia."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • January 26, 2015
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on December 10, 2014 a recent report:
Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • December 19, 2014
Doonesbury
Doonesbury
stated on December 14, 2014 the Sunday comics:
Says 3,000 Americans "died of gunfire" between the time of the Ebola scare in Dallas and the midterm elections.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2014
Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
stated on November 18, 2014 a campaign website:
"The NRA supported background checks..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • November 24, 2014
Violence Policy Center
Violence Policy Center
stated on September 8, 2014 an annual study:
Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.
True
By April Hunt • November 19, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 28, 2014 a radio ad:
The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 19, 2014 an interview on CNN:
"Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 23, 2014
Mark Shields
Mark Shields
stated on October 10, 2014 a broadcast of PBS' "Newshour":
Republicans "made it easier to buy a gun" in states they won in 2010.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 16, 2014
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 8, 2014 a mailer.:
Says Mark Warner "has supported restrictions on veterans’ second amendment rights."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 an ad:
Republican House candidate Marilinda Garcia "even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check."
Mostly True
By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 24, 2014 a campaign ad:
"Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights."
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • October 1, 2014
Jane Harman
Jane Harman
stated on September 28, 2014 a panel on "Fox News Sunday":
The Justice Department’s Fast and Furious gun-walking program "started in the Bush administration."
False
By Katie Sanders • September 30, 2014
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on September 4, 2014 a tweet:
"Obama admin gutted @ProjChildSafe budget to provide trigger locks and safety kits."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 8, 2014
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on August 20, 2014 an interview:
In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 "uses of deadly force" by police in the United States.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 27, 2014 a campaign mailing:
"There have been at least 100 shootings each year [Angel Taveras] has been mayor" of Providence.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2014
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on August 20, 2014 a live broadcast on CNN:
"I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 26, 2014
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 24, 2014 a news conference:
The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 17, 2014
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on August 9, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.":
"Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2014
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