Latest Fact-checks in Guns Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks." Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them. Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check." Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." Michael Bloomberg stated on March 24, 2013 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': "If you go back to 1999, Wayne LaPierre testified on behalf of the NRA that background checks were appropriate and should be done." Kelly Ayotte stated on February 19, 2013 in an editorial board meeting: Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted. Jim Moran stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate: Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking. National Association for Gun Rights stated on February 27, 2013 in a TV ad.: U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system." Donzella James stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech: Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation. Nan Orrock stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech: "More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." Vicki McKenna stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast: A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting." James Florio stated on February 16, 2013 in an interview on Governors' Perspective: "We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That’s almost as big as the population." Linda Finn stated on February 26, 2013 in a news release: "Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun." Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!" Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks." Markel Hutchins stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview: There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States. David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
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Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks." Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners." Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths." Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them. Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry." Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers. Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check." Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." Michael Bloomberg stated on March 24, 2013 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': "If you go back to 1999, Wayne LaPierre testified on behalf of the NRA that background checks were appropriate and should be done." Kelly Ayotte stated on February 19, 2013 in an editorial board meeting: Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted. Jim Moran stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate: Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking. National Association for Gun Rights stated on February 27, 2013 in a TV ad.: U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system." Donzella James stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech: Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation. Nan Orrock stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech: "More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." Vicki McKenna stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast: A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting." James Florio stated on February 16, 2013 in an interview on Governors' Perspective: "We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That’s almost as big as the population." Linda Finn stated on February 26, 2013 in a news release: "Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun." Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!" Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks." Markel Hutchins stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview: There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States. David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks."
Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks."
Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office."
Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."
Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths."
Dannel Malloy stated on April 3, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them.
Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."
B. Heath Mitchell stated on April 2, 2013 in newspaper article: The city of Nelson, Ga., is "quieter than Mayberry."
Lee Leffingwell stated on March 28, 2013 in a press conference.: Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.
Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."
Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."
Michael Bloomberg stated on March 24, 2013 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press': "If you go back to 1999, Wayne LaPierre testified on behalf of the NRA that background checks were appropriate and should be done."
Kelly Ayotte stated on February 19, 2013 in an editorial board meeting: Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.
Jim Moran stated on February 27, 2013 in House debate: Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
National Association for Gun Rights stated on February 27, 2013 in a TV ad.: U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell "wants gun owners in a federal registration system."
Nan Orrock stated on March 4, 2013 in a speech: "More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."
Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."
Vicki McKenna stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio talk show broadcast: A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."
James Florio stated on February 16, 2013 in an interview on Governors' Perspective: "We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. That’s almost as big as the population."
Linda Finn stated on February 26, 2013 in a news release: "Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun."
Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"
Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks."
Markel Hutchins stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview: There are twice as many gun shops as McDonald’s in the United States.
David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
