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Did Boebert Say Mass Shootings Are 'Small Price To Pay' for 2nd Amendment?

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Alex Kasprak

Jan 23, 2023 This is not the first time "Captain Obvious" has been fact-checked.

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.

Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?

Written by:

Alex Kasprak

Jul 26, 2018 A settlement between the U.S. government and a gun-rights group has, in that group’s words, ushe ...

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.

Rep. Randy Fine Didn't Say He Would Sacrifice Children To Preserve 2nd Amendment

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Dan Evon

May 27, 2022 The Florida state representative is a fervent defender of the 2nd Amendment, but he did not twee ...

Did Antifa Plan to Infiltrate Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally to Stage Violence?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Jan 20, 2020 Solid evidence was hard to come by.

Did Virginia Declare a State of Emergency Ahead of Pro-Gun Rallies?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Jan 20, 2020 An executive order signed by the governor mentioned the need to prevent violence akin to what ha ...

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Were Two New Jersey High School Students Suspended for Going to a Gun Range After School?

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Apr 30, 2018 Reports that two seniors were suspended over a social media post caused a wave of controversy.

Did the Governor of the United States' Virgin Islands Sign an Order Allowing the Seizure of Weapons During Hurricane Irma?

Written by:

Dan MacGuill

Sep 7, 2017 Despite denials, Governor Kenneth Mapp's executive order does authorize the National Guard to se ...

Survey: Half the Guns in America Are Owned by 3% of the Population

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David Emery

Sep 20, 2016 A new academic study found that ownership of half of the estimated 265 million firearms in Ameri ...

Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Medical Marijuana Card Holders

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David Emery

Sep 1, 2016 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal ban on selling guns to medical ma ...

Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook

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Kim LaCapria

Aug 11, 2016 President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis denounced Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" remar ...

Hillary Clinton Referenced RFK Assassination as Reason to Continue 2008 Campaign

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Kim LaCapria

Aug 10, 2016 A Hillary Clinton quote from 2008 about the assassination of RFK resurfaced in 2016, but Clinton ...

Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

Written by:

Dan Evon

Jun 22, 2016 A real Thomas Jefferson statement about bearing arms is frequently shared along with a sentence ...

United Nations Troops to Kill Americans Who Won't Turn in Guns?

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Apr 13, 2016 An old, thinly sourced 2012 video led to rumors that the UN planned to disarm Americans by force.

Gun Con-Troll

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Oct 2, 2015

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Did Boebert Say Mass Shootings Are 'Small Price To Pay' for 2nd Amendment?

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

Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?

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

Rep. Randy Fine Didn't Say He Would Sacrifice Children To Preserve 2nd Amendment

Did Antifa Plan to Infiltrate Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally to Stage Violence?

Did Virginia Declare a State of Emergency Ahead of Pro-Gun Rallies?

Were Two New Jersey High School Students Suspended for Going to a Gun Range After School?

Does Iowa Grant Gun Permits to Blind People?

Is the NRA a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organization?

Did the NRA Ask Judicial Candidates for 'Position Letters' on Guns?

Did the Governor of the United States' Virgin Islands Sign an Order Allowing the Seizure of Weapons During Hurricane Irma?

Survey: Half the Guns in America Are Owned by 3% of the Population

Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Medical Marijuana Card Holders

Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook

Hillary Clinton Referenced RFK Assassination as Reason to Continue 2008 Campaign

Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

United Nations Troops to Kill Americans Who Won't Turn in Guns?

Gun Con-Troll