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Five white people stand in front of a Christmas tree. Four are holding guns, while the youngest is holding a Christmas photo.

Yes, US Rep Whose District Covers Covenant School Took Christmas Photo of Family Holding Guns

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 27, 2023 The picture is from 2021, however, more than a year before a woman shot up the school, killing six.
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Yes, a GOP Bill Would Make the AR-15 the 'National Gun'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 24, 2023 And U.S. Rep. George Santos is one of the bill’s co-sponsors.
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Is the JR-15 a Real Rifle Designed for Children?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 20, 2023 The rifle was originally marketed with baby skull imagery.
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President Joe Biden

Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 1, 2022 The president made the remark while laying out his Safer America Plan in Pennsylvania.
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Parents of someone who died in the 2018 Parkland shooting tricked David Keene a former NRA president into speaking at a fake graduation speech.

Did Gun Violence Prevention Group Trick Ex-NRA Chief into Speaking at Fake Graduation?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jun 28, 2021 Videos showed David Keene, who led the NRA from 2011 to 2013, speaking in front of empty chairs ...
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biden

Did Joe Biden Say 150 Million Americans Have Been Killed By Guns Since '07?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Mar 3, 2020 For perspective, the United States has roughly 330 million residents.
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Empty shells, a rifle, and combat knife on a wooden table

Are Four Times More People Stabbed to Death Than Killed with Rifles?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 19, 2017 A story about gun crimes that uses statistics from the FBI's annual national crime report is flawed.
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Does a Video Game Allow Players to Assume the Role of a School Shooter?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 29, 2018 Survivors of mass shootings and those who have lost loved ones in them condemned the game "Activ ...
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Did NRATV Digitally Add Ku Klux Klan Hoods to Thomas the Tank Engine Characters?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 14, 2018 An NRA television segment hosted by Dana Loesch caused controversy in September 2018.
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Crime scene tape

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 Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Apr 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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Assault rifle.

Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 5, 2018 The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault wea ...
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Rep. Debbie Dingell

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
Apr 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
Mar 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
Mar 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
Mar 12, 2018 Storm Durham's claim that she was fired over possessing a concealed carry permit is not supporte ...
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Close-up of a gun.

Did Seattle Police Confiscate a Man's Guns Without a Warrant?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Mar 7, 2018 Dubious right-wing blogs misrepresented an encounter prompted by Washington state's "red flag" law.
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Elephant in the wild

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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