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Tweets stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.” Ohio Gun Owners stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns." Dave McCormick stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag. Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed." Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” J.D. Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.” Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook “500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Viral image stated on November 13, 2021 in a viral image Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha. Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a post President Joe Biden threatened to “swoop down with Special Forces folks and gather up every gun in America.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.” TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights. Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close." Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.” Elise Stefanik stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” House Republicans stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet “President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment. Load more
Tweets stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”
Ohio Gun Owners stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns."
Dave McCormick stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns."
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.
Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."
Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
J.D. Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook “500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Viral image stated on November 13, 2021 in a viral image Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha.
Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a post President Joe Biden threatened to “swoop down with Special Forces folks and gather up every gun in America.”
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.”
TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights.
Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
Elise Stefanik stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.”
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
House Republicans stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet “President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment.
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More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2022 Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2022 Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth • September 7, 2021 Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later By Vanessa Swales • August 24, 2021 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2021 Police confusing firearms for stun guns: How often does it happen? By Miriam Valverde • April 15, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns? By Noah Y. Kim • April 9, 2021 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim • March 23, 2021 Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2021 A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019 By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020 Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms? By Daniel Funke • November 1, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign By Miriam Valverde • October 27, 2020 Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy By Miriam Valverde • October 18, 2020 What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob' By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2020 Fact-checking the Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders face-off: Long records, ample attacks By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2020 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy • February 2, 2020
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