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Shannon Watts stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X “It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.” Alex Mooney stated on August 21, 2023 in a campaign website Jim Justice “supports banning sporting rifles for law-abiding citizens.” Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2023 in an Instagram reel "Trump just bought a handgun!” Thom Tillis stated on August 14, 2023 in a campaign email A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post “Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.” Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook “Arma que EE.UU. le dio a Ucrania es vista en manos de cártel”. Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” Marc Short stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union" “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.” Mike Pence stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Rifle Association "In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards." Kamala Harris stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Action Network “One in 5 Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.” Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Chris Murphy stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet “The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.” Laura Ingraham stated on March 31, 2023 in a segment on “The Ingraham Angle" Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state capitol floor.” Joe Biden stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.” Social Media stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed. Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post “The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting. Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school. Ashbey Beasley stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media “Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.” Glen Sturtevant stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum On red flag laws. Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.” Load more
Shannon Watts stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X “It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
Alex Mooney stated on August 21, 2023 in a campaign website Jim Justice “supports banning sporting rifles for law-abiding citizens.”
Thom Tillis stated on August 14, 2023 in a campaign email A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post “Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.”
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook “Arma que EE.UU. le dio a Ucrania es vista en manos de cártel”.
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
Marc Short stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union" “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”
Mike Pence stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Rifle Association "In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
Kamala Harris stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Action Network “One in 5 Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”
Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
Chris Murphy stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet “The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”
Laura Ingraham stated on March 31, 2023 in a segment on “The Ingraham Angle" Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state capitol floor.”
Joe Biden stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
Social Media stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post “The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting.
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school.
Ashbey Beasley stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media “Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
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