Guns Scorecard true 0% 93 Checks mostly true 0% 153 Checks half true 0% 139 Checks mostly false 0% 117 Checks false 0% 208 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 81 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Guns stated on January 25, 2026 an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026 Social Media stated on January 24, 2026 posts Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.” By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2026 a post on Truth Social Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed. By Madison Czopek • January 6, 2026 X posts stated on September 11, 2025 an X post A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged. By Samantha Putterman • September 12, 2025 Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 an X post Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2025 Josh Stein stated on June 6, 2025 an X post “Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.” By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America stated on April 17, 2025 a Threads post “Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.” By Loreben Tuquero • April 22, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2025 a Facebook post “President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.” January 29, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. December 17, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2024 an Instagram post The government is arming “illegal immigrants.” September 26, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2024 an Instagram post “A staffer reveals that Kamala Harris doesn’t actually own a gun.” September 23, 2024 X posts stated on September 4, 2024 an X post “BREAKING: Apalachee High School shooter has been identified as non-binary trans girl Samantha Hyde.” By Loreben Tuquero • September 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2024 a rally in Atlanta Kamala Harris “supports mandatory gun confiscation.” By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2024 Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 Speech After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.” By Madeline Heim • July 18, 2024 X posts stated on July 13, 2024 una publicación en X Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania. By Samantha Putterman • July 15, 2024 Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 a statement to the media “The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.” By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024 Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 social media posts Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024 Social Media stated on May 30, 2024 a post Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.” By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 an X post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 21, 2024 a post on X “Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.” By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Jeanine Pirro said law-abiding gun owners cannot bring firearms into Washington, D.C. Is she right? By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • February 4, 2026 Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 26, 2026 Trump’s posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2025 Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2025 What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels • September 30, 2025 Tyler Robinson: What’s known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s politics, bullet casing etchings By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 12, 2025 ‘Rough road ahead’: Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2025 Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • September 11, 2025 Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture By Loreben Tuquero • September 9, 2025 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? By Amy Sherman, Gabrielle Lazor • July 30, 2025 Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws By Sara Swann • March 5, 2025 Can Donald Trump vote, travel internationally or own a gun after New York felony sentence? By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2025 Fact-checking the New Hampshire gubernatorial debate on WMUR By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2024 In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript) September 9, 2024 Fact-check: Kamala Harris is running for president. How accurate is she on abortion, economy, Trump? By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 21, 2024 Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s NATO press conference By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 12, 2024 Hunter Biden es culpable de cargos de armas. ¿Qué pasará ahora? By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2024 Hunter Biden guilty on gun charges; here’s what it means and what’s next By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2024 No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or ‘trans terrorism’ By Grace Abels • February 26, 2024 Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse By Sara Swann • February 23, 2024 Latest promises about Guns Donald Trump Overturn Biden policies for gun owners and manufacturers Trump administration continues efforts to overturn Biden-era gun policies | January 29, 2026 Donald Trump Expand concealed carry rights House Republicans push bill on concealed carry | July 11, 2025 Joe Biden End the online sale of firearms and ammunition Joe Biden’s administration did little to restrict online gun sales | December 20, 2024 Joe Biden Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines Joe Biden failed to deliver on promise to ban assault weapons | December 6, 2024 Joe Biden Require background checks for all gun sales New firearm license rule expands background checks, but in a limited way | April 18, 2024 Joe Biden Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Biden signs bill that closes the ‘boyfriend loophole’ | June 30, 2022 Donald Trump Expand national right to carry to all 50 states Trump broke promise on expanding right to carry | July 15, 2020 Donald Trump Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases Trump has made scant progress on eliminating gun-free zones | July 15, 2020 Donald Trump Reverse Barack Obama’s 2016 gun executive order Trump signs resolution to reverse Obama’s executive order on gun control | April 19, 2017 Barack Obama Work to renew the assault weapons ban Congress doesn’t zero in on assault weapons ban bills | December 8, 2016 Barack Obama Better enforce gun laws Obama used executive powers to augment existing laws | December 8, 2016 Barack Obama Repeal law that limits the sharing of gun-tracing data Tiahrt amendment modified, not repealed | December 17, 2009 Latest promises about Guns
