2 People 246 Fact-checks 160 Articles People (2) Florida Students for Concealed Carry Students for Concealed Carry at FSU Fact-checks (246) Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2025 in a Facebook post: “President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025 Brendan Boyle stated on December 05, 2017 in a tweet: Says the concealed carry bill would allow residents of certain states to "travel to your community and walk right into a school zone with a loaded weapon, no matter what local laws say." By John Kruzel• December 7, 2017 Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.” By Paul Specht• June 26, 2020 Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a viral image: If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” By Daniel Funke• July 8, 2020 Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." By Amy Sherman• March 23, 2015 Chris Taylor stated on October 04, 2017 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools." By Tom Kertscher• October 6, 2017 Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. By • March 17, 2011 Bill Stanley stated on July 09, 2019 in a radio interview.: "How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero." By Warren Fiske• July 24, 2019 David Cicilline stated on November 18, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’ By Lynn Arditi• January 1, 2012 Jim Sullivan stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents: Says Leah "Vukmir supports allowing people to carry concealed weapons into day care centers, churches, health care clinics and playgrounds." By Tom Kertscher• October 23, 2010 Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." By Linda Qiu• January 3, 2016 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Rick Scott stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview: Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state." By Aaron Sharockman• August 14, 2012 Jeff Wentworth stated on February 22, 2011 in a TV interview: "We have over 25 million people who live in Texas and less than 2 percent of them have" concealed handgun licenses. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 17, 2011 Greg Steube stated on November 19, 2015 in House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses: Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone." By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." By Amy Sherman• April 15, 2015 Gun Free UT Gun Free UT stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post: "29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting." By Filipa Ioannou• November 23, 2015 Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund stated on October 30, 2011 in website article, emails, direct mail: "People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it." By Tom Kertscher• November 7, 2011 Articles (160) 'Safeguards' in Wisconsin's concealed carry bill put it in mainstream By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2011 On violent crime and concealed gun permit holders By Sean Gorman• February 15, 2016 Fact-check: How easy is it to get a gun in Florida? By Romy Ellenbogen, Jimena Tavel• February 21, 2018 More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun By Amy Sherman• April 12, 2022 Fact-checking the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation By Ellen Hine• June 9, 2023 Fact-checking claims about concealed handguns By • April 13, 2011 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Fact-checking Florida’s Legislature at the halfway point By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• April 1, 2015 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for March By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2015 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 Gun homicides down after - not due to - 1996 Texas law By Sue Owen• December 7, 2013 Fact checking mass shooting and gun claims, after Las Vegas By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2017 Chairman McCaul's 2011 baby doll claim By W. Gardner Selby• November 27, 2012 How do Donald Trump and Joe Biden's classified documents cases compare? By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2023 McCaul’s explosive claim was readers' favorite By W. Gardner Selby• April 4, 2011 Mailbag: 'How can this FALSE claim be Mostly True?' By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2015 Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal By Jeff Cercone• July 15, 2024 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2025 in a Facebook post: “President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025 Brendan Boyle stated on December 05, 2017 in a tweet: Says the concealed carry bill would allow residents of certain states to "travel to your community and walk right into a school zone with a loaded weapon, no matter what local laws say." By John Kruzel• December 7, 2017 Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.” By Paul Specht• June 26, 2020 Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a viral image: If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability." By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” By Daniel Funke• July 8, 2020 Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." By Amy Sherman• March 23, 2015 Chris Taylor stated on October 04, 2017 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools." By Tom Kertscher• October 6, 2017 Eddie Rodriguez stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses. By • March 17, 2011 Bill Stanley stated on July 09, 2019 in a radio interview.: "How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero." By Warren Fiske• July 24, 2019 David Cicilline stated on November 18, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’ By Lynn Arditi• January 1, 2012 Jim Sullivan stated on October 22, 2010 in campaign literature distributed to district residents: Says Leah "Vukmir supports allowing people to carry concealed weapons into day care centers, churches, health care clinics and playgrounds." By Tom Kertscher• October 23, 2010 Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." By Linda Qiu• January 3, 2016 Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet: "(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight." By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023 Rick Scott stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview: Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state." By Aaron Sharockman• August 14, 2012 Jeff Wentworth stated on February 22, 2011 in a TV interview: "We have over 25 million people who live in Texas and less than 2 percent of them have" concealed handgun licenses. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 17, 2011 Greg Steube stated on November 19, 2015 in House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses: Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone." By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." By Amy Sherman• April 15, 2015 Gun Free UT Gun Free UT stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post: "29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting." By Filipa Ioannou• November 23, 2015 Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund stated on October 30, 2011 in website article, emails, direct mail: "People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it." By Tom Kertscher• November 7, 2011
'Safeguards' in Wisconsin's concealed carry bill put it in mainstream By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2011 On violent crime and concealed gun permit holders By Sean Gorman• February 15, 2016 Fact-check: How easy is it to get a gun in Florida? By Romy Ellenbogen, Jimena Tavel• February 21, 2018 More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun By Amy Sherman• April 12, 2022 Fact-checking the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation By Ellen Hine• June 9, 2023 Fact-checking claims about concealed handguns By • April 13, 2011 How likely are you to be struck by lightning? By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011 Fact-checking Florida’s Legislature at the halfway point By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• April 1, 2015 PolitiFact fact-checks the Jan. 3 Sunday shows By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• January 3, 2016 PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for March By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2015 Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015 Gun homicides down after - not due to - 1996 Texas law By Sue Owen• December 7, 2013 Fact checking mass shooting and gun claims, after Las Vegas By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2017 Chairman McCaul's 2011 baby doll claim By W. Gardner Selby• November 27, 2012 How do Donald Trump and Joe Biden's classified documents cases compare? By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2023 McCaul’s explosive claim was readers' favorite By W. Gardner Selby• April 4, 2011 Mailbag: 'How can this FALSE claim be Mostly True?' By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2015 Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal By Jeff Cercone• July 15, 2024 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014
