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Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
stated on December 7, 2015 a speech
"Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States."
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By Chris Nichols • December 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 6, 2015 an interview with George Stephanopoulos
The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough."
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By Linda Qiu • December 6, 2015
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on November 1, 2015 a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website
"Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms."
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By Joshua Gillin • November 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 15, 2015 a speech in San Antonio
"We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 5, 2015 her gun policy platform.
"While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."
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By Linda Qiu • October 8, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2015 remarks following a school shooting in Oregon
"States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."
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By Lauren Carroll • October 6, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on October 3, 2015 a New York Times op-ed
"More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 1, 2015 a Facebook post
Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.
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By Linda Qiu • October 5, 2015
Generation Forward PAC
Generation Forward PAC
stated on June 25, 2015 an attack ad.
"Bernie Sanders voted against the Brady Bill -- background checks and waiting periods."
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By Linda Qiu • July 10, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2015 a tweet
"Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2015
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 21, 2015 a legislative floor debate
"There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."  
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April 27, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on April 10, 2015 a speech to the NRA
Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."
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By Amy Sherman • April 15, 2015
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on April 14, 2015 a news conference
In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."  
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April 15, 2015
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 19, 2015
Assault weapons and handguns are allowed in the state Capitol while bullhorns, trumpets, helium balloons and flags on poles are banned.
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By Sean Gorman • January 26, 2015
Doonesbury
Doonesbury
stated on December 14, 2014 the Sunday comics
Says 3,000 Americans "died of gunfire" between the time of the Ebola scare in Dallas and the midterm elections.
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By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2014
Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
stated on November 18, 2014 a campaign website
"The NRA supported background checks..."
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By Sean Gorman • November 24, 2014
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 8, 2014 a mailer.
Says Mark Warner "has supported restrictions on veterans’ second amendment rights."
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By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 an ad
Republican House candidate Marilinda Garcia "even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check."
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By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on August 20, 2014 an interview
In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 "uses of deadly force" by police in the United States.
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August 29, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 27, 2014 a campaign mailing
"There have been at least 100 shootings each year [Angel Taveras] has been mayor" of Providence.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2014
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