13 People 6093 Fact-checks 2546 Articles People (13) Johnson Controls Centers for Disease Control Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Everytown for Gun Safety Ohio Gun Owners Georgia Gun Owners Gun Owners of America Coalition to Stop Gun Violence National Association for Gun Rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund Fact-checks (6093) Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: "Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards." By Lauren Carroll• December 20, 2015 Dave McCormick stated on April 04, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2022 Mark Kelly stated on October 04, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." By Linda Qiu• October 4, 2015 Andrew Cuomo stated on August 29, 2018 in a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University.: "We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act." By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 6, 2018 Gavin Newsom stated on November 09, 2016 in a press conference.: California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s. By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2016 Jon Huntsman stated on October 28, 2011 in a web advertisement: Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2011 Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." By Becky Bowers• September 18, 2013 Tammy Baldwin stated on January 24, 2016 in a tweet: "Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this." By Sarah Hauer• March 9, 2016 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post: “56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.” By Michael Majchrowicz• April 9, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ " By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012 Jack Kingston stated on December 18, 2012 in : "Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons." By Willoughby Mariano• January 2, 2013 Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013 Steve Israel stated on October 02, 2017 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2017 Georgia Gun Owners stated on October 30, 2022 in an ad: "Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed." By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.: "No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking." By Kit Norton• July 3, 2019 Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." By Katie Sanders• September 30, 2015 Mark Kelly stated on August 12, 2013 in an opinion column on NJ.com: "Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them." By Caryn Shinske• August 18, 2013 Articles (2546) Congress blocked Obama's call for new gun laws after mass shootings By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 Gun claims examined by PolitiFactRI often misfire By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 9, 2013 Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013 Spending bill's gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment? By Jon Greenberg• March 27, 2018 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Claims about guns often miss the target By Bill Adair• April 8, 2013 The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2018 Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence By Becky Bowers• December 20, 2012 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013 Is the NRA right that Obama is 'coming for our guns'? By Aaron Sharockman• June 15, 2012 Claims about guns often miss the target By Bill Adair• April 7, 2013 Rob Portman's claim about Lee Fisher and gun control rated No. 3 for 2010 By Robert Higgs• December 29, 2010 Falsehoods and half-truths in debate on gun control By Bill Adair• July 23, 2012 Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination By Sara Swann• July 25, 2022 Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence By Becky Bowers• December 19, 2012 Bernie Sanders’ complicated record on guns By Jon Greenberg• February 10, 2020 Guest column: Giffords group was right about Ryan blocking gun bills By David Jolly• April 27, 2018 Ten NRA and gun fact checks By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017
Johnson Controls Centers for Disease Control Gun Free UT Gun Free UT Everytown for Gun Safety Ohio Gun Owners Georgia Gun Owners Gun Owners of America Coalition to Stop Gun Violence National Association for Gun Rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund
Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: "Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards." By Lauren Carroll• December 20, 2015 Dave McCormick stated on April 04, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2022 Mark Kelly stated on October 04, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." By Linda Qiu• October 4, 2015 Andrew Cuomo stated on August 29, 2018 in a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University.: "We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act." By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 6, 2018 Gavin Newsom stated on November 09, 2016 in a press conference.: California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s. By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2016 Jon Huntsman stated on October 28, 2011 in a web advertisement: Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control. By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2011 Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019 Ron Johnson stated on February 18, 2014 in a public meeting: Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country. By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2014 S.E. Cupp stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work." By Becky Bowers• September 18, 2013 Tammy Baldwin stated on January 24, 2016 in a tweet: "Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this." By Sarah Hauer• March 9, 2016 Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews. By Samantha Putterman• April 8, 2019 Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post: “56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.” By Michael Majchrowicz• April 9, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ " By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012 Jack Kingston stated on December 18, 2012 in : "Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons." By Willoughby Mariano• January 2, 2013 Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013 Steve Israel stated on October 02, 2017 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits." By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2017 Georgia Gun Owners stated on October 30, 2022 in an ad: "Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed." By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.: "No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking." By Kit Norton• July 3, 2019 Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." By Katie Sanders• September 30, 2015 Mark Kelly stated on August 12, 2013 in an opinion column on NJ.com: "Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them." By Caryn Shinske• August 18, 2013
Congress blocked Obama's call for new gun laws after mass shootings By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017 Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights By Sue Owen• February 20, 2014 Gun claims examined by PolitiFactRI often misfire By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 9, 2013 Experts: Values can trump data in gun debate By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2015 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013 Spending bill's gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment? By Jon Greenberg• March 27, 2018 Super Bowl Ad Watch: Mike Bloomberg on gun control By Bill McCarthy• February 3, 2020 Claims about guns often miss the target By Bill Adair• April 8, 2013 The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2018 Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence By Becky Bowers• December 20, 2012 Special report: Examining the state of gun research By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013 Is the NRA right that Obama is 'coming for our guns'? By Aaron Sharockman• June 15, 2012 Claims about guns often miss the target By Bill Adair• April 7, 2013 Rob Portman's claim about Lee Fisher and gun control rated No. 3 for 2010 By Robert Higgs• December 29, 2010 Falsehoods and half-truths in debate on gun control By Bill Adair• July 23, 2012 Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination By Sara Swann• July 25, 2022 Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence By Becky Bowers• December 19, 2012 Bernie Sanders’ complicated record on guns By Jon Greenberg• February 10, 2020 Guest column: Giffords group was right about Ryan blocking gun bills By David Jolly• April 27, 2018 Ten NRA and gun fact checks By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2017
