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Did an Armed Vice Principal Stop the Pearl High School Shooter?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 8, 2015
Let's look at the facts.
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Was the Borderline Bar Shooter Identified as a Middle Eastern Man Named Abu Al-Hom Kreuzi?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 8, 2018
As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, ...
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Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
July 26, 2018
A settlement between the U.S. government and a gun-rights group has, in that group’s words, ushe ...
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Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 13, 2018
A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an old high s ...
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Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 5, 2018
The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault wea ...
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Is Rep. Debbie Dingell Introducing a 'Gun Confiscation' Bill?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 14, 2018
Right-wing blogs once again tried to present "red flag" bills as a sign of widespread seizing of ...
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Actors Read 'Gun Facts' Off a Teleprompter: Part II
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 24, 2018
The second installment in our two-part examination of a viral, pro-gun rights video.
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Does an 'Empty Shoes' Memorial in Washington, D.C. Represent 7,000 Children Killed by Guns Since Sandy Hook?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2018
Seven thousand pairs of empty shoes on display at the U.S. Capitol were intended to represent ch ...
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Did a GOP Lawmaker Report a High School Student for Cursing Over Gun Safety?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 25, 2018
Rep. Mark Amodei did not notify Noah Christiansen's school, but he defended the staff member who ...
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Was a Roanoke City Department of Social Services Worker Fired Over a Gun Permit?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
March 12, 2018
Storm Durham's claim that she was fired over possessing a concealed carry permit is not supporte ...
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Did Seattle Police Confiscate a Man's Guns Without a Warrant?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 7, 2018
Dubious right-wing blogs misrepresented an encounter prompted by Washington state's "red flag" law.
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United States to Reverse Ban on Wildlife Trophies?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov. 15, 2017
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it was reversing a ban on the import of legally-hun ...
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Did NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre Receive a Draft Deferment for 'Nervous Disorder'?
Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 21, 2018
A years-old Internet rumor suggests the gun rights figurehead may not be mentally sound enough t ...
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Did CNN Give a Parkland Shooting Survivor Scripted Questions?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb. 22, 2018
The network denied Colton Haab's allegation that it asked him to write a speech for a town hall ...
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Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivor
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb. 20, 2018
Disreputable web sites called it a "red flag" that the father of high school student David Hogg ...
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Was the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting a Hoax?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2012
A video supposedly documenting that the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a staged ...
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Did Walmart Place a Sign Over a Gun Display Urging Students to 'Own the School Year Like a Hero'?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 9, 2017
Representatives from Walmart said they were investigating whether the photograph is authentic.
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School Shootings Are Already at a Record in 2022
Written by:
The Conversation
Oct. 25, 2022
As of Oct. 24, there have been 257 shootings on school campuses — passing the 250 total for all ...
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Did an Old Toys 'R' Us Building Later Become a Gun Store?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 21, 2022
We looked for the truth on Google Maps.
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Gun Control: A Breakdown of Policy Disputes That Could Change US Landscape
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 17, 2022
After a series of horrific mass shootings and a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, where are the n ...
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