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Search results for "Man armed with AR-15-style rifle opened fire at a Lee County family gathering"

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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
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
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
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
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
Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview:
"Assault rifles already are banned."
By Tom Kertscher• June 20, 2016
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
By Daniel Funke• August 28, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook:
“The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.”
By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022
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
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing:
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
By Haley BeMiller• September 1, 2020
Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter:
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
By Laura Schulte• November 26, 2021
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
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
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.”
By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2021
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024
Alyssa Milano stated on November 05, 2017 in a tweet:
"There are no background checks on long guns (AR15s) in Texas."
By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2017
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter:
In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
By Haley BeMiller• September 1, 2020
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 May 16, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
By Tom Kertscher• May 29, 2012

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By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2017

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022

Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2019

The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States

By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021

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By Joshua Gillin• December 5, 2016

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By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017

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By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024

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By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025

Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms?

By Daniel Funke• November 1, 2020

Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

By Eric Litke• August 28, 2020

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2021

Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

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