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Did Vermont Outlaw Anyone Under Age 21 from Owning a Cellphone?
  • 10 January 2020
Any legislator can write legislation, but that doesn't mean it will become law.
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Did Vermont Outlaw Anyone Under Age 21 from Owning a Cellphone?
Empty shells, a rifle, and combat knife on a wooden table
Are Four Times More People Stabbed to Death Than Killed with Rifles?
  • 24 October 2019
A story about gun crimes that uses statistics from the FBI's annual national crime report...
  • Fact Check
Are Four Times More People Stabbed to Death Than Killed with Rifles?
Does ‘AR’ in AR-15 Stand for ‘Assault Rifle’?
  • 9 September 2019
A frequent misconception centers on what the term "AR-15" literally means.
  • Fact Check
Does ‘AR’ in AR-15 Stand for ‘Assault Rifle’?
Does This Video Show an Armed Robber Shot by Every Customer in a Store?
  • 5 November 2018
A video showing multiple people pulling their guns and shooting an armed robber is often...
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Does This Video Show an Armed Robber Shot by Every Customer in a Store?
Guns Send over 8,000 US Kids to ER Each Year, Analysis Says
  • 29 October 2018
In a study looking at data from 2006-14, serious gun injuries including many from assaults...
  • AP News
Guns Send over 8,000 US Kids to ER Each Year, Analysis Says
Judge Blocks Online Plans for Printing Untraceable 3D Guns
  • 27 August 2018
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik extended a temporary restraining order, and his new decision will...
  • AP News
Judge Blocks Online Plans for Printing Untraceable 3D Guns
Is This a 1950s Women’s Magazine Ad for a Handgun to Shoot ‘Depraved Creeps’?
  • 6 August 2018
A vintage women's magazine advertisement for a Colt Cobra revolver for use against 'that strange,...
  • Fact Check
Is This a 1950s Women’s Magazine Ad for a Handgun to Shoot ‘Depraved Creeps’?
Outside of L.L. Bean, Inc. headquarters.
Is L.L. Bean Refusing to Hire Registered Gun Owners?
  • 25 June 2018
A "satirical" blog used a fake meme to gin up outrage by attempting to link...
  • Fact Check
Is L.L. Bean Refusing to Hire Registered Gun Owners?
What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
  • 15 June 2018
Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage...
  • Fact Check
What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
Assault rifle.
Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?
  • 13 June 2018
The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault weapons and...
  • Fact Check
Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?
State Farm logo.
Is State Farm Denying Insurance to Gun Owners?
  • 31 May 2018
Both the company and an insurance expert refuted online anecdotes painting the company as hostile...
  • Fact Check
Is State Farm Denying Insurance to Gun Owners?
AR-15 rifles on a shelf.
Were AR-15s Used in Every Major Mass Shooting in the United States After Aurora?
  • 18 May 2018
An attempt to link the rifle to several major mass attacks circulated widely online in...
  • Fact Check
Were AR-15s Used in Every Major Mass Shooting in the United States After Aurora?
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