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Instagram posts stated on February 21, 2024 in Instagram posts:

The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 27, 2024

Chris Murphy stated on April 03, 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.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2023

Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York:

"We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns."

By Lauren Carroll• April 15, 2016

Sarah Palin stated on April 26, 2014 in speech to the NRA convention:

Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed "this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner."

By Katie Sanders• May 1, 2014

Gavin Newsom stated on November 09, 2016 in a press conference.:

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on April 06, 2016 in a CNN interview:

Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."

By Lauren Carroll• April 8, 2016

Jim Moran stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate:

Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.

By Janel Davis• March 20, 2013

Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview:

Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."

By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013

Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:

In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."

By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019

Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes':

"20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work."

By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014

Frank Lautenberg stated on April 26, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:

Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."

By Erin O'Neill• May 3, 2012

Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet:

“U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!”

By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022

Markel Hutchins stated on February 04, 2013 in an interview:

There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.

By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2013

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

Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 06, 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."

By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• May 12, 2015

Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate:

"Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards."

By Lauren Carroll• December 20, 2015

Richard Corcoran stated on February 12, 2017 in an inteview on CBS4:

"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."

By Amy Sherman• February 21, 2017

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

John Faso stated on February 27, 2018 in an interview on C-SPAN:

"The vast majority of crime that is gun related is committed by people who illegally are possessing that firearm."

By Dan Clark• March 12, 2018

Joe Biden stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech:

In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”

By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2023

Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

By Becky Bowers• December 20, 2012

Tonight: Obama's town hall on guns

By Lauren Carroll• January 7, 2016

Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

By Sara Swann• July 25, 2022

What fact checks tell us about school shootings and guns

By Tom Kertscher• May 24, 2018

Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats

By Caryn Shinske• January 16, 2013

Ahead of March for Our Lives, our gun-related fact checks since Parkland

By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2018

Top 10 fact-checks on guns

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2013

Thompson's gun claim low on ammo

By David Baumann• August 28, 2007

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013

Gun claims examined by PolitiFactRI often misfire

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 9, 2013

Congress blocked Obama's call for new gun laws after mass shootings

By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017

U.S. Rep. James Langevin says 60 percent of the weapons used in crimes come from 1 percent of U.S. gun dealers

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 12, 2013

Ten NRA and gun fact checks

By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017

Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2019

Fact-checking guns: A year-end report

By Julie Kliegman• December 30, 2013

PolitiFact Sheet: 3 things to know about the 'gun show loophole'

By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2016

All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2018

Fact-checking Democratic lawmakers’ claims on guns and gun violence in wake of deadly mass shootings

By Erin O'Neill• August 10, 2012

Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate

By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015

In the crossfire: Fact-checking claims about guns