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Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release:

“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”

By David Scibilia• February 21, 2024

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

Mark Hass stated on February 08, 2011 in a legislative hearing:

"Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags."

By Ian K. Kullgren• February 26, 2011

Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:

Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.

By • June 8, 2011

Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview:

Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”

By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021

National Rifle Association stated on November 25, 2019 in a story:

Says “Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2020

Tom Tiffany stated on December 08, 2022 in Twitter:

“Joe Biden left Marines behind in Afghanistan. And now he left a Marine behind in Russia.”

By Laura Schulte• January 6, 2023

Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:

Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015

Instagram posts stated on February 15, 2024 in a post:

“At least one of Kansas City shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 16, 2024

Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."

By Louis Jacobson• July 15, 2014

National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer:

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

By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012

John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.:

TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average."

By Aaron Sharockman• December 17, 2010

Marco Rubio stated on June 26, 2010 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":

"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."

By Laura Figueroa• July 7, 2010

Ron Johnson stated on February 04, 2022 in News release:

Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”

By Laura Schulte• March 4, 2022

Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall:

When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."

By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2016

X posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a tweet:

Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.

By Madlin Mekelburg• June 5, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a video:

The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.

By Gabrielle Settles• January 27, 2023

Leah Vukmir stated on July 05, 2018 in a news release:

Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."

By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2018

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

Lars Larson stated on October 02, 2014 in an email:

"TSA WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS PRIV CARDS FOR ID AT THE AIRPORT"

By Dana Tims• October 7, 2014

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