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

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan. 23, 2023 This is not the first time "Captain Obvious" has been fact-checked.
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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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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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Close-up of a gun.

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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randy fine elementary school children

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

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 27, 2022 The Florida state representative is a fervent defender of the 2nd Amendment, but he did not twee ...
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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.
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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
April 30, 2018 Reports that two seniors were suspended over a social media post caused a wave of controversy.
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Does Iowa Grant Gun Permits to Blind People?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 27, 2018 Reports about a 2011 change to Iowa's gun licensing rules in Iowa went viral after a mass school ...
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Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association

Is the NRA a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organization?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 23, 2018 A Facebook meme gets the basic facts right about the gun lobby's status as a social welfare orga ...
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Did the NRA Ask Judicial Candidates for 'Position Letters' on Guns?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 22, 2018 The National Rifle Association's letters to Wisconsin judicial candidates came under scrutiny in ...
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Gun barrels -- Dick Act of 1902

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

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sept. 7, 2017 Despite denials, Governor Kenneth Mapp's executive order does authorize the National Guard to se ...
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Survey: Half the Guns in America Are Owned by 3% of the Population

Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 20, 2016 A new academic study found that ownership of half of the estimated 265 million firearms in Ameri ...
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Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Medical Marijuana Card Holders

Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 1, 2016 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal ban on selling guns to medical ma ...
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Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 11, 2016 President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis denounced Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" remar ...
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Hillary Clinton Referenced RFK Assassination as Reason to Continue 2008 Campaign

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 10, 2016 A Hillary Clinton quote from 2008 about the assassination of RFK resurfaced in 2016, but Clinton ...
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Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 22, 2016 A real Thomas Jefferson statement about bearing arms is frequently shared along with a sentence ...
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United Nations Troops to Kill Americans Who Won't Turn in Guns?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
April 13, 2016 An old, thinly sourced 2012 video led to rumors that the UN planned to disarm Americans by force.
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Gun Con-Troll

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 2, 2015
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