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Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 2, 2018 a debate:
Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 15, 2018 a briefing with reporters:
We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on February 22, 2018 a tweet:
Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview:
"There are more guns in this country than there are people."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2018
Stacey Newman
Stacey Newman
stated on October 2, 2017 a Missourinet article:
"Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri."
Half-True
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • November 3, 2017
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton
stated on October 8, 2017 in an interview:
"Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • October 11, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 3, 2017 a news release:
The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 4, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 a speech to the National Rifle Association:
"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017
Marc Butler
Marc Butler
stated on March 1, 2017 a press conference to repeal the SAFE Act:
"We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • March 24, 2017
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 24, 2017 a speech at CPAC:
"According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on February 12, 2017 an inteview on CBS4:
"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Brad Schneider
Brad Schneider
stated on September 16, 2016 a campaign tweet:
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • October 18, 2016
Cocks Not Glocks
Cocks Not Glocks
stated on August 24, 2016 a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook:
"You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • October 7, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 a TV interview:
Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
Half-True
By Jonathan Anderson • September 2, 2016
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference:
Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.  
Half-True
By Jacob Carpenter, Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2016
Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference:
In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview:
The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • July 1, 2016
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on May 24, 2016 an ad:
Says Kelly Ayotte "stands with the Washington gun lobby. They fund her campaigns."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • June 30, 2016
Robert Uithoven
Robert Uithoven
stated on June 6, 2016 on an episode of Nevada NewsMakers:
"If Question 1 were to pass here in Nevada, we would have more restrictive gun laws here in Nevada dealing with the transfer of firearms than they do in California."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • June 22, 2016
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