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GeorgiaCarry.org
GeorgiaCarry.org
stated on April 9, 2014 an interview with Georgia Public Broadcasting
Since 1999, 440 people have been killed in attacks on church property in the United States.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt • August 1, 2014
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on June 25, 2014 a campaign brochure
There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island."  
True
By Karen Lee Ziner • July 20, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 26, 2014 a fund-raising email
Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."  
False
July 16, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on June 20, 2014 a radio ad
"As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 2, 2014
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
stated on June 17, 2014 a gun-control rally claim
An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 27, 2014
James Buchal
James Buchal
stated on June 16, 2014 a campaign website statement
"The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use."
False
By Dana Tims • June 27, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on May 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms."
False
By Dana Tims • June 20, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2014 a meme on social media
"Gun homicide is down 49 percent in the past 12 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 19, 2014 a chain email.
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine voted "to let the U.N. take OUR guns."
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Madsen • June 15, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 an infographic that went viral
There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Jim Rubens
Jim Rubens
stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.
Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die.
False
By Jim Haddadin • June 6, 2014
Mike Hashimoto
Mike Hashimoto
stated on June 2, 2014 a commentary
"Public display of a long rifle is perfectly legal in Texas."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2014
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas
stated on May 25, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 28, 2014
Larry Pratt
Larry Pratt
stated on May 6, 2014 an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes'
"20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 20, 2014
John Stone
John Stone
stated on April 23, 2014 campaign website and YouTube video
Says he’s "the only licensed firearms dealer in America running for Congress."  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 14, 2014
Madison Action Fund
Madison Action Fund
stated on April 30, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho
Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms."  
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 23, 2014 a press conference
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the state’s residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 26, 2014 speech to the NRA convention
Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed "this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 1, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2014 a speech to the NRA
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 3, 2014 a chain email
Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2014
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