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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Pants on Fire!

Group backfires on this attack ad

Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.

Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Mostly True

Poll includes 'current or lapsed' NRA members

"Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."

Mark Shields

Mark Shields

True

213,000 more, to be precise

Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

True

Correct, though handguns dwarf them all

In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.

College presidents

College presidents

Mostly True

Unfortunate shooting statistics

In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.

Providence City Council

Providence City Council

False

Factual mis-fire

"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."

Pardeep Kaleka

Pardeep Kaleka

Mostly True

Newer figure slightly lower

"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Pants on Fire!

Gun claim is a Swiss miss

"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"

Louie Gohmert

Louie Gohmert

False

Father of country stressed threats to the nation

Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.

Jack Kingston

Jack Kingston

True

Rankings agree

"Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons."

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."

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Mostly True

Not too far off

"You see 34 people (are) murdered every single day" by gunfire in America.

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Half-True

Ancient numbers, but trend persists.

"Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

And every man must grow a Fidel Castro beard

Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.

Stefani Carter

Stefani Carter

Half-True

Research didn’t break out Hispanics

Says black women are "fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Mostly True

Opinion was a dissent

Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms."

Stacey Campfield

Stacey Campfield

False

Even Campfield says he erred

Says that "you can’t destroy the guns purchased in a (gun) buyback program as the city (of Memphis) wants to do."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

False

1994 assault weapons ban exempted hundreds of hunting guns

"Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

'Fast and Furious' born in 2009

"Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration.

George LeMieux

George LeMieux

Mostly True

Strongest on guns, less so on abortion

Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax."

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