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Statements about Guns
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."

Rick Scott

Rick Scott

True

By a wide margin

Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state."

Paul Broun

Paul Broun

False

Put a bullet in this claim

A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."

Upendra Chivukula

Upendra Chivukula

Mostly False

Not for guns? Nope.

"One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks."

Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg

Half-True

A flawed comparison

"Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan."

Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

True

No federal limits

Says under federal law "we do not have any limitation on the number of guns and bullets we can buy."

Rush Holt

Rush Holt

Half-True

Suicides represent more than half

"As we watch the news from Colorado with horror and sympathy for the families, we should remember that each day more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire, unnecessary tragedies."

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

Half-True

Studies are dated, but that's what they show

"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Half-True

True for rich nations only

"USA is #1 in gun violence."

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Mostly True

Depends on whether you count suicides

"Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. That's 270 people a day and 87 dead."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Half-True

No confirmed presidential role

Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Pants on Fire!

Iffy quote, worse interpretation

Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ "

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

True

House junked Obama's plan

Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Half-True

Walked most of it back in 2009

Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

False

Bad news for deer: This isn't true

Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."

Jim Moran

Jim Moran

Mostly True

Guns used in crimes but not necessarily drug trafficking

"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."

National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Mostly False

Banned guns not widely used for deer hunting (then or now)

Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half Flip

In his current rhetoric, no sign of earlier support for restrictions

On gun policy

Craig James

Craig James

Pants on Fire!

Firing blanks

"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms."

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