Budget negotiators — the majority of whom are Republicans — added the funding into a budget bill. Now Republican Gov. Greg Abbott must decide whether to veto the spending.
Publication: gun control
Truth or Fiction?→ Mass Shooter Media Myth
On February 2019, television personality John Stossel released a video to Facebook watch, entitled “Media Hype Questionable Gun Control Study/MASS SHOOTER MEDIA MYTH.” That video was first shared to YouTube on December 18 2018. The clip wa
Snopes→ Cory Booker Proposes National License for All Gun Owners
No such national gun license program currently exists.
Snopes→ Supreme Court So Far Won’t Stop Bump Stock Ban
The ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns, took effect Tuesday.
Snopes→ The Bump Stock Ban is Days Away. What Will Owners Do?
The government isn't allowing existing owners to keep their bump stocks. They must be destroyed or turned over to authorities.
Snopes→ More States Adopting Gun-Seizure Laws After Parkland Tragedy
Nine states have passed laws over the past year allowing police or household members to seek court orders requiring people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns, bringing the total to 14. More are likely to follow in the months ahead.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does This Photograph Show the 2019 ‘March for Life’?
On January 20 2019, a Facebook user shared the following photograph and caption: Estimated 650,000 MARCH FOR LIFE IN D.C.! So thankful that we are seeing so many stand up for the innocent babies being killed every day in this nation. Over 2500 babies a
Snopes→ Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?
A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be gun owners.
Snopes→ Does Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘Owning Guns is Not a Right’ in the Constitution?
Attempts to discredit the freshman lawmaker from NYC seem to know no end.
Snopes→ Did Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Criticize ‘Pantyhose-Wearing’ Politicians for Gun Restrictions?
A widespread meme attributes some colorful criticisms of pro-gun-control lawmakers to the legendary retired Marine Corps general.
Snopes→ Dems to Push Gun Control on Anniversary of Giffords Shooting
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats plan to introduce a bill to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.
Snopes→ Is New Jersey Conducting Door-to-Door Gun Confiscations?
Partisan websites have accused New Jersey officials of violating the Second Amendment and 'waging war' on their own citizens.
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Once Advise the Public to Use Shotguns for Self-Defense?
A meme featured an eye-catching quotation attributed to the former vice president.
Snopes→ Trump Administration Moves to Ban Bump Stocks
The devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits machine guns, according to a senior Justice Department official.
Snopes→ Did Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Suggest Nuking’ Gun Owners Who Resist Confiscation?
Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insisted was no more than a joke.
Snopes→ School Shootings in Christian Texas vs. Non-Christian Japan
A viral tweet, offered in response to remarks made by the Republican candidate in a Texas senatorial debate, gets the facts right.
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Say the ‘Plastic Straw Ban Is Important for Gun Control?’
The House Minority Leader did not argue that the plastic straw ban would prevent "gateway guns" such as pea shooters and spitballers.
Snopes→ Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?
A settlement between the U.S. government and a gun-rights group has, in that group’s words, ushered in “the age of the downloadable gun.”
Snopes→ What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage done by gunshots.
Snopes→ Did Colorado Democrats Pass a ‘Gun Confiscation’ Bill?
H.B. 1436 would allow for gun confiscation, but only under very narrow circumstances and as a measure to prevent suicides and mass shootings.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Say Gun Owners ‘Can’t Call Themselves Christians Anymore’?
A notorious fake news web site wrenches the Pope's remarks out of context to create yet another sensationalist, misleading story.
Snopes→ Did the NRA Ban Guns at their Own Leadership Forum?
Some gun control advocates misrepresented security measures imposed by the Secret Service, not the NRA, at a May 2018 event.
Snopes→ Actors Read ‘Gun Facts’ Off a Teleprompter: Part II
The second installment in our two-part examination of a viral, pro-gun rights video.
Snopes→ Actors Read ‘Gun Facts’ Off a Teleprompter: Part I
The first installment of our two-part examination of a viral pro-gun rights video.
Snopes→ Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but misrepresents the truth behind an old high school yearbook photograph.
Snopes→ ‘I’m Not Going To Be a Gabby Giffords’ Says S.C. Rep. Who Drew Gun at Constituent Meeting
Representative Ralph Norman drew his firearm during a discussion about gun control in an effort to illustrate that people, not guns, cause deaths.
Snopes→ Did a Parkland Shooting Survivor Say ‘Generations Before Us Don’t Know What It’s Like to Be Shot at by AR-15s?’
A number of outlets used a hoax quote to paint David Hogg as hopelessly ignorant of history.
Snopes→ Did David Hogg Give a Nazi Salute?
A Parkland school shooting survivor was accused — falsely — of giving a Nazi salute at the end of his "March for Our Lives" speech.
Snopes→ Was Emma González Photographed Swinging an Umbrella at a Truck?
A famous 2007 photograph of singer Britney Spears is being used to spread a false accusation against the mass shooting survivor turned gun safety advocate.
Snopes→ Did David Hogg Offer Contrasting Stances on the First and Second Amendments?
The Parkland school shooting survivor opposes a requirement for clear backpacks, but he has also stated repeatedly that he supports the Second Amendment.
Snopes→ Did David Hogg Lie About Being on Campus During Mass Shooting?
Conspiracy theorists used an out-of-context clip to raise "questions" about a statement made by a Parkland, Florida mass shooting survivor turned gun-control advocate.
Snopes→ Prayer Request for Jimmy Coyne’s Grandson After Walkout-Related Attack?
According to a vague Facebook rumor, the grandson of a man named Jimmy Coyne was assaulted at school for refusing to participate in pro-gun control walkouts.
Snopes→ Did a High School Principal Target a Pro-Gun Rights Student During a Protest for Gun Control?
New Prague High School in Minnesota says a pro-gun rights placard was removed from a protest because it violated policy, not for political reasons.
Snopes→ Prosecuting More Who Lie to Buy Guns Could Strain Resources
A Trump administration plan to crack down on people who lie to buy guns faces a giant hurdle, relying on federal agents and prosecutors who are already overwhelmed with other responsibilities.
Snopes→ Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries?
A pro-gun rights economist uses questionable statistical methods to create a misleading impression.
Snopes→ Was Ellen DeGeneres Surrounded by Armed Guards at an Anti-Gun Rally?
An image showing the comedian and television host next to a possibly armed guard is real, but the photograph was not taken at an anti-gun rally.
Snopes→ Was Ex-California State Senator and Gun Control Advocate Leland Yee Arrested for Gun Trafficking?
Yee pleaded guilty to arms trafficking in 2016.
Snopes→ Did Rhode Island’s Governor Sign an Executive Order to Seize Guns?
Web sites mischaracterized the governor's order instructing state police to disarm individuals demonstrably at risk for violence.
Snopes→ Does President Donald Trump Plan to End School Shootings — By Banning Schools?
An article appearing to report that the president has an unorthodox idea for ending mass shootings at schools appeared on a page that only publishes satire.
Snopes→ Did a Parkland Survivor Tweet a Homophobic Slur?
A fake tweet was spread in an attempt to smear the reputation of David Hogg, who survived a mass shooting at his high school that left seventeen people dead.