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Joe Miller
Joe Miller
stated on August 9, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
"If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. advised citizens to "point that barrel center mass and pull the trigger" because "911 is not our best option."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 7, 2014
GeorgiaCarry.org
GeorgiaCarry.org
stated on April 9, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on June 20, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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