Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Guns Ron Johnson stated on August 9, 2016 in a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." National Rifle Association stated on October 8, 2016 in a flier.: Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering." Patrick Murphy stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign statement: Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns." Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." John Garamendi stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech.: "You can’t get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun." Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview: "Assault rifles already are banned." Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA." Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Greg Steube stated on November 19, 2015 in House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses: Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone." Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a video ad posted online: "After Sandy Hook, Ted Cruz stopped Obama’s push for new gun control laws." Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows." Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
Ron Johnson stated on August 9, 2016 in a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." National Rifle Association stated on October 8, 2016 in a flier.: Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering." Patrick Murphy stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign statement: Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns." Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." John Garamendi stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech.: "You can’t get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun." Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview: "Assault rifles already are banned." Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation." Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA." Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Greg Steube stated on November 19, 2015 in House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses: Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone." Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a video ad posted online: "After Sandy Hook, Ted Cruz stopped Obama’s push for new gun control laws." Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows." Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
Ron Johnson stated on August 9, 2016 in a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows."
National Rifle Association stated on October 8, 2016 in a flier.: Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering."
Patrick Murphy stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign statement: Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."
Independence USA PAC stated on August 1, 2016 in a television ad: "Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."
Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book."
Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."
Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
John Garamendi stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech.: "You can’t get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun."
Katie McGinty stated on June 13, 2016 in in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer: "He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation."
Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA."
Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days."
Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one."
Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA."
Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent."
Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns.
Greg Steube stated on November 19, 2015 in House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses: Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone."
Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a video ad posted online: "After Sandy Hook, Ted Cruz stopped Obama’s push for new gun control laws."
Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows."
Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."
Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns."
Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit."
Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets.
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.