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Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:

These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.

By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021

Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor:

The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.

By Janie Har• January 29, 2011

Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech:

"Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine."

By April Hunt• June 23, 2015

Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview:

"To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."

By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2019

Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting:

The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."

By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on August 05, 2019 in a video on Twitter:

"There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens."

By Tom Kertscher• August 8, 2019

Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post:

"More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”

By Jeff Cercone• May 27, 2022

Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event:

Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.”

By Nusaiba Mizan• September 21, 2022

Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021

National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer:

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016

Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights."

By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2019

Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview:

"Assault rifles already are banned."

By Tom Kertscher• June 20, 2016

Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post:

"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."

By Eric Litke• November 25, 2020

Chris Cox stated on October 08, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview:

Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it."

By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2017

Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner":

Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets.

By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2015

Don Lemon stated on August 20, 2014 in a live broadcast on CNN:

"I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon."

By Jon Greenberg• August 26, 2014

Katie Hobbs stated on October 09, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation:

Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.”

By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2022

Viral image stated on January 02, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Elon Musk and Taylor Swift visiting “production facilities” for an energy-saving device.

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025

Beto O'Rourke stated on February 24, 2018 in a Waco campaign stop:

Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018

Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment:

"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."

By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021

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