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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marc Short stated on May 07, 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.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2023

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

Hillary Clinton stated on March 29, 2016 in a forum:

About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes."

By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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