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David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on May 19, 2014 a news release
Milwaukee has seen "an uptick in violence" since 2010, and "the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in."
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 23, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 27, 2014 the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2014
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on January 15, 2014 a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post
Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2014
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald
stated on January 2, 2014 a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead"
"Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 7, 2014
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on December 19, 2013 a campaign speech
"Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest."
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By John Hill • December 30, 2013
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 3, 2013 a radio interview
"The vast, overwhelming majority of [crimes that occur with a firearm] are committed by people who don’t legally possess that firearm in the first place."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 15, 2013
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on November 19, 2013 an online campaign video
"Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.
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By Sue Owen • November 27, 2013
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 18, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on July 9, 2013 a campaign brochure
"Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."
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By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2013
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords
stated on July 1, 2013 an op-ed in USA Today
"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on June 12, 2013 an interview with Fox News
"Worldwide credit card transactions, the credit card fraud rate is 0.04 percent, compared to almost 8 percent, 9 percent, 10 percent of Medicare fraud."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2013
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on June 6, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
"Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 16, 2013
Peter Nightingale
Peter Nightingale
stated on May 8, 2013 a web commentary
"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."
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By Michael McKinney • May 31, 2013
Tavern League of Wisconsin
Tavern League of Wisconsin
stated on May 14, 2013 an interview
A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk.
Mostly True
May 17, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 23, 2013 an interview with MSNBC
"One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2013
Ohio Public Defender's Office
Ohio Public Defender's Office
stated on April 12, 2013 a newspaper interview
"The sex-offender registry has been around for a long time, and the research that's out there says that it has no positive impact on the public safety."
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By Tom Feran • April 22, 2013
Scott Henson
Scott Henson
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview.
Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 27, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 27, 2013 House debate
Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
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By Janel Davis • March 20, 2013
Paul Howard
Paul Howard
stated on February 17, 2013 a news story
"In Atlanta, since 1994 when the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ (mandatory minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • March 5, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • February 13, 2013
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