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Statements about Guns
Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel

True

Sometimes more than the two combined

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

B. Heath Mitchell

B. Heath Mitchell

Half-True

Almost too good to be true

The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."

Lee Leffingwell

Lee Leffingwell

True

Pile of polls

Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly

True

Sunshine State supports gun sale checks

Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."

Sheila Oliver

Sheila Oliver

True

Sad but true

"In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."

Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre

Half-True

LaPierre gets close, but no bull's-eye

Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

True

'No loopholes anywhere for anyone'

"If you go back to 1999, Wayne LaPierre testified on behalf of the NRA that background checks were appropriate and should be done."

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte

Mostly True

This shot hits the target

Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.

Jim Moran

Jim Moran

Mostly True

Correct when considering size; changes with population

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

National Association for Gun Rights

National Association for Gun Rights

Pants on Fire!

No ammo

U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system."

Donzella James

Donzella James

False

Many states far lax than Georgia.

Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.

Nan Orrock

Nan Orrock

True

Greater than 90 percent in most cases.

"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."

Edward Flynn

Edward Flynn

Half-True

Best number available, but laden with caveats

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."  

Vicki McKenna

Vicki McKenna

Mostly True

It's tough to shoot a deer without a bullet

A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."

James Florio

James Florio

True

Statistic's on target

"We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That’s almost as big as the population."

Linda Finn

Linda Finn

Mostly True

On target

"Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun."

Peter Barca

Peter Barca

Mostly True

Right on guns, iPad; but pencil and paper?

"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."

Bill Jackson

Bill Jackson

Pants on Fire!

Upon further review

"There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."

Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre

Mostly False

Guard was already there without guns

Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"

Paul Broun

Paul Broun

Pants on Fire!

More than rifles? Yes. More than all guns? No.

"There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."

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