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Statements about Guns
Ginny Burdick

Ginny Burdick

True

Confirmed by ODFW

"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."

Kim Thatcher

Kim Thatcher

Mostly True

Not quite a bulls-eye

Oregon concealed gun applications include "home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house … whether you were dishonorably discharged from the military, what controlled substances you are taking and  were you ever accused of -- accused, mind you -- of stalking."

Suzanne Devlin

Suzanne Devlin

Mostly True

But "assault rifle" has a specific definition

The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.

Sam Adams

Sam Adams

True

Stabbing deaths are second in line

Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city.

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