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John Faso
John Faso
stated on February 27, 2018 an interview on C-SPAN
"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."
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By Dan Clark • March 12, 2018
Perry Thurston
Perry Thurston
stated on February 26, 2018 a Senate committee meeting
"Florida is one of only 10 states that totally prohibit a (firearm) registry."
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By Romy Ellenbogen • March 8, 2018
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
stated on January 29, 2018 a speech
Says Mike DeWine "flip-flopped on the gun issue and has earned an F from the NRA."
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By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2018
Pricey Harrison
Pricey Harrison
stated on February 15, 2018 a tweet
"The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership."
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By Paul Specht • March 5, 2018
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on February 28, 2018 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Probably one out of every two households in Oklahoma has a gun."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 an interview
Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.  
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March 2, 2018
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on February 20, 2018 an interview on CNN
"Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."
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By Amy Sherman • February 27, 2018
Giffords
Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 a TV ad
"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."
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By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on February 10, 2018 a tweet
"3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
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By Chris Nichols • February 19, 2018
Joy Reid
Joy Reid
stated on February 14, 2018 a tweet
"One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third."  
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By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman • February 15, 2018
Nick Schroer
Nick Schroer
stated on October 17, 2017 a tweet
"FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind."
Mostly True
By Katelyn Brown • November 18, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2017 an interview with Shannon Bream of Fox News
"In 2010, 48,000 felons and fugitives lied and illegally tried to purchase guns. They [The Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 10, 2017
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 5, 2017 a press release
"The Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions."
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By Manuela Tobias • October 6, 2017
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on October 4, 2017 a news conference
In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."  
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October 6, 2017
Newsweek
Newsweek
stated on October 2, 2017 an article
"White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group."
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By John Kruzel • October 6, 2017
Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on October 2, 2017 an op-ed in the "New York Times"
Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits."  
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By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2017
José Serrano
José Serrano
stated on September 12, 2017 a tweet
"Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"
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By Dan Clark • September 22, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 29, 2017 a speech
Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
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August 1, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 2, 2017 a tweet
"Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2017
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference
"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
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By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2017
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