Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet

"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate

"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."

By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on October 4, 2016 a campaign mailer

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

Jason Kander
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign ad

"In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights."

By Ellen Cagle • October 6, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 a Medium post

"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."

By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet

"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."

July 1, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview

"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."

June 24, 2016

Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 an interview on MSNBC

"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016

Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 a news conference

Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2016

Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website

"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."

By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with CNN

"Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."

By Allison Graves • June 13, 2016

Michael O'Neill
stated on April 26, 2016 a legislative hearing

"There’s no data that says a gun-free zone has saved lives."

By Jacqueline Tempera • May 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 24, 2016 a tweet

"Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this."

By Sarah Hauer • March 9, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall in Underwood, Iowa

"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."

By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 the South Carolina Democratic debate

Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"

By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2016 a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations

"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."

By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on December 8, 2015 a tweet

"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."

By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015

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