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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech posted on Medium
"Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2016
Virginia Center for Public Safety
Virginia Center for Public Safety
stated on January 18, 2016 a rally flier
"Since John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, more Americans have died by gunfire within our own country than American servicemen and women who were killed in all our wars."
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By Sean Gorman • January 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2016
Nicholas Mattiello
Nicholas Mattiello
stated on January 3, 2016 newspaper story
"Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states."  
True
By Mark Reynolds • January 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 13, 2015 the first Democratic debate
"Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill."
True
By Linda Qiu • October 14, 2015
Jeremy Bird
Jeremy Bird
stated on October 2, 2015 a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college
"90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 5, 2015
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on September 8, 2015 press release
"Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 22, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on August 27, 2015 his column in the New York Times
"More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2015
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference
Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 12, 2015 a news release
Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales."
True
March 18, 2015
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
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
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 5, 2014 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
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
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
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Howard Fineman
Howard Fineman
stated on December 10, 2013 comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes"
Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper"
Mental health provisions related to mass shootings "got over 90 votes in the Senate."
True
By Steve Gilbert • September 24, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 a guest column
"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."
True
By Janie Har • September 7, 2013
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 an opinion column on NJ.com
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
True
By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013
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