11 People 6330 Fact-checks 2478 Articles People (11) Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Everytown for Gun Safety Ohio Gun Owners Georgia Gun Owners Gun Owners of America Coalition to Stop Gun Violence National Association for Gun Rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund Fact-checks (6330) Doug Jones stated on March 21, 2018 in : "States that have implemented waiting periods have seen significant decreases in suicides." By John Kruzel• March 24, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2013 S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." By Becky Bowers• September 18, 2013 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on January 24, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check." By Molly Moorhead• January 30, 2013 Joy Reid stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third." By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation: “As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.” By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024 Paul Soglin stated on March 23, 2018 in a public forum: "If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder." By Taylor Palmby• July 12, 2018 Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." By Madlin Mekelburg• August 2, 2019 Pricey Harrison stated on February 15, 2018 in a tweet: "The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership." By Paul Specht• March 5, 2018 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." By Sean Gorman• November 2, 2015 Bernie Sanders stated on February 18, 2018 in a statement on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks." By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2018 Edward Flynn stated on March 01, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." By Dave Umhoefer• March 11, 2013 Scott Jenkins stated on January 13, 2020 in remarks: “There are more guns in this country than there are citizens.” By Warren Fiske• February 5, 2020 Gavin Newsom stated on June 02, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." By Chris Nichols• June 14, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview: “50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.” By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2022 Joe Scarborough stated on October 02, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2015 Steve Israel stated on October 02, 2017 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2017 Barack Obama stated on October 01, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." By Lauren Carroll• October 6, 2015 Steve Bullock stated on March 07, 2018 in an interview in Milwaukee: "A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2018 Articles (2478) Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013 Thompson's gun claim low on ammo By David Baumann• August 28, 2007 Top 10 fact-checks on guns By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2013 PolitiFact Sheet: 3 things to know about the 'gun show loophole' By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2016 Do gun background checks work? What the research shows By Amy Sherman• January 2, 2020 Spending bill's gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment? By Jon Greenberg• March 27, 2018 How do we prevent school shootings? By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 In the crossfire: Fact-checking claims about guns By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session By Eric Litke• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking reactions to gun proposal's failure By Molly Moorhead• April 18, 2013 Fact-checking the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022
Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Everytown for Gun Safety Ohio Gun Owners Georgia Gun Owners Gun Owners of America Coalition to Stop Gun Violence National Association for Gun Rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund
Doug Jones stated on March 21, 2018 in : "States that have implemented waiting periods have seen significant decreases in suicides." By John Kruzel• March 24, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2013 S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." By Becky Bowers• September 18, 2013 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on January 24, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check." By Molly Moorhead• January 30, 2013 Joy Reid stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third." By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation: “As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.” By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024 Paul Soglin stated on March 23, 2018 in a public forum: "If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder." By Taylor Palmby• July 12, 2018 Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." By Madlin Mekelburg• August 2, 2019 Pricey Harrison stated on February 15, 2018 in a tweet: "The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership." By Paul Specht• March 5, 2018 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." By Sean Gorman• November 2, 2015 Bernie Sanders stated on February 18, 2018 in a statement on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks." By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2018 Edward Flynn stated on March 01, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." By Dave Umhoefer• March 11, 2013 Scott Jenkins stated on January 13, 2020 in remarks: “There are more guns in this country than there are citizens.” By Warren Fiske• February 5, 2020 Gavin Newsom stated on June 02, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." By Chris Nichols• June 14, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview: “50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.” By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2022 Joe Scarborough stated on October 02, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2015 Steve Israel stated on October 02, 2017 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2017 Barack Obama stated on October 01, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." By Lauren Carroll• October 6, 2015 Steve Bullock stated on March 07, 2018 in an interview in Milwaukee: "A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2018
Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013 Thompson's gun claim low on ammo By David Baumann• August 28, 2007 Top 10 fact-checks on guns By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2013 PolitiFact Sheet: 3 things to know about the 'gun show loophole' By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2016 Do gun background checks work? What the research shows By Amy Sherman• January 2, 2020 Spending bill's gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment? By Jon Greenberg• March 27, 2018 How do we prevent school shootings? By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 In the crossfire: Fact-checking claims about guns By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session By Eric Litke• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking reactions to gun proposal's failure By Molly Moorhead• April 18, 2013 Fact-checking the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work? By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018 Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022
