Sacramento City Council Votes to Pay Gang Members $1.5 million Not to Kill People-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved implementing a program that will pay gang members $1.5 million not to shoot people. The
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Truth or Fiction?→ Oregon Governor Signs Gun Confiscation Bill Into Law-Truth! & Misleading!
Oregon Governor Signs Gun Confiscation Bill Into Law-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a bill into law in August 2017 that allows authorities to confiscate guns from certain individuals without prior notice o
Snopes→ Did Oregon’s Governor Sign a ‘Gun Confiscation’ Law?
A right-wing web site accurately describes some parts of a gun control law, but also uses exaggerated and misleading language.
Snopes→ Did Walmart Place a Sign Over a Gun Display Urging Students to ‘Own the School Year Like a Hero’?
The big box chain is apologizing after images of the sign near a gun display spread on social media.
Snopes→ In Shooting Simulator, Fairgoers Aim from Police Perspective
The simulator is designed to help the public better understand how quickly officers must decide whether to use lethal force.
Snopes→ Black Women Picking Up Firearms for Self-Defense
Firearms instructor Marchelle Tigner is among the nation's black women gun owners who say they are picking up firearms for self-protection.
Snopes→ Right-to-Carry Laws Make Violent Crime Rates Worse, Law Professor Finds
The Standford law professor's paper is likely to add fuel to the gun control debate.
Washington Post→ The bogus claim that a map of crosshairs by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’s shooting
“Was this attack evidence of how vicious American politics has become? Probably. In 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords and killing six people, including a 9
Snopes→ Man Shot in Ankle Near NYC’s Barclays Center
Police say the man was shot after an argument.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Exposed?
A video supposedly documenting that the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a staged hoax is full of misinformation.
Snopes→ Did a Student with a Concealed Handgun Stop a Mass Stabbing at Texas College?
Reports that a student with a handgun stopped a stabbing attack were based on incomplete information.
Snopes→ Atlanta Teen Dies in Instagram Live Shooting Accident
The teenager accidentally shot himself while handling a gun on Instagram Live.
Snopes→ Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty to Murdering Nine People in Church Shooting
A South Carolina judge levied nine life sentences against Roof, who was also sentenced to death by a federal judge.
Snopes→ Did Congress Legalize Gun Purchases for People With Mental Impairments?
More accurately, Congress passed the repeal of an Obama-era measure that would have made it easier to enforce existing restrictions on gun sales.