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Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on January 30, 2013 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
"As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on December 19, 2012 a floor speech in the House of Representatives:
"States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • February 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 7, 2013 an interview on PBS:
Says "the jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws, almost without exception … have the highest crime rates and the highest murder rates."
False
By Sue Owen • February 1, 2013
Stephen King
Stephen King
stated on January 25, 2013 a Kindle Single essay, 'Guns':
Says since Australia passed tough gun laws, "homicides by firearm have declined almost 60 percent."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2013
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 25, 2013 a radio interview:
"I had to lay off 48 people last year," which has exacerbated the lack of law enforcement officers in the county that respond quickly to crime calls.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 3, 2013 a tweet:
Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.
True
By Sue Owen • January 30, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on January 24, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • January 30, 2013
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on January 27, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News:
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2013 a news conference:
"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • January 28, 2013
Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan
stated on January 14, 2013 a column in a political blog:
People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2013
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
stated on January 17, 2013 in a video:
Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • January 25, 2013
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on January 15, 2013 an MSNBC interview:
"Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 23, 2013
Mark Shields
Mark Shields
stated on December 21, 2012 the PBS NewsHour:
Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2013 on Facebook:
In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
College presidents
College presidents
stated on December 19, 2012 in a letter:
In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • January 18, 2013
Providence City Council
Providence City Council
stated on January 3, 2013 a council resolution:
"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2013
Pardeep Kaleka
Pardeep Kaleka
stated on December 17, 2012 an online video:
"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2012 a Facebook posting:
"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on December 16, 2012 an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday’:
Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.
False
By Sue Owen • January 3, 2013
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