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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
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
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
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
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 11, 2012 a letter to congressional leadership:
Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 13, 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
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on December 23, 2012 a roundtable discussion on ABC’s "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
"You see 34 people (are) murdered every single day" by gunfire in America.
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • December 27, 2012
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
stated on September 14, 2012 an interview on MyCentralJersey.com:
"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until they’re 65."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 25, 2012
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
stated on October 12, 2012 a campaign mailer:
Laurie Monnes Anderson "voted to let violent criminals out of jail early."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • October 19, 2012
Raymond Frank
Raymond Frank
stated on October 7, 2012 an advertisement.:
Says Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton has accepted $42,000 from strip-club interests and $10,000 from local alcohol distributors.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2012
Michael Julian Bond
Michael Julian Bond
stated on September 17, 2012 Atlanta City Council meeting:
Almost 400 arrests in the city last year for panhandling-related offenses involved just 78 suspects, an indication that the same people are panhandling over and over.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • October 2, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 a news release:
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release.:
Says Measure 11 is "one of the most significant reasons" for decrease in violent crime.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 3, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 9, 2012 a floor speech.:
"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • May 29, 2012
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on April 14, 2012 a speech to a national meeting of the National Rifle Association:
"By the time I finish this speech, two Americans will be slain, six women will be raped, 27 of us will be robbed, and 50 more will be beaten."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2012
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on January 12, 2012 a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation:
Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 3, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on January 10, 2012 a newspaper column.:
"The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • January 27, 2012
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on January 19, 2012 a television ad:
Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2012
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
stated on January 6, 2012 an interview.:
Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.
Mostly True
By Katie Glueck • January 24, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on January 20, 2012 a television ad:
"While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2012
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