Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) uses inaccurately high numbers to advance his position on gun legislation.
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Slippery Slope: ‘Full-scale confiscation’ of guns
When the campaign manager for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell implies that a supposed federal gun registry will lead to government seizure of weapons, he is employing a slippery slope argument.
Read MoreOvergeneralization: Weapons ban exemptions
An email from TeaParty.net makes a false claim that “all government officials” would be exempt in Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D., Calif.) proposed assault weapons ban.
Read MoreOvergeneralization: Child Homicides in U.S.
Mark Kelly, whose wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was wounded in an Arizona shooting, oversteps the available evidence with a claim about the number of worldwide child deaths caused by guns.
Read MoreData Out of Context: 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Studies
To support their positions on gun laws, both NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) cherry pick data from studies of the 1994 assault weapons ban.
Read MoreRed Herring: Federal Gun Registry
When NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre talks about a federal registry for guns, he is employing a red herring.
Read MoreOut of Context: Karen Finney ‘Crazy’ vs. Wayne LaPierre
MSNBC host Karen Finney takes out of context NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre’s comment about putting armed police officers in the nation’s schools.
Read MoreOut of Context: NRA vs. Obama on Armed School Guards
A web video by the National Rifle Association takes out of context President Obama’s comments on the NRA’s proposal “to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation.”
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