copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-07-25): The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted from May 12-18, 2023, finds that 86% of American adults support U.S. Congress mandating background checks for all firearm sales and transfers. [...] Support for universal background checks and gun licensing is bipartisan. Over 90% of Democrats support both provisions, as do a majority of Republicans. Eighty percent of Republicans support universal background checks and 54% support gun licensing. [...] It is noteworthy that the three firearm-restricting provisions included in this poll are supported by a majority of those who support eliminating "most current gun laws in order to protect Second Amendment rights." Among these Second Amendment advocates, 77% support universal background checks, 60% support a testing, licensing and registering process for guns similar to that of automobiles, and 52% support an assault weapons ban.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2021-03-12): The most recent poll that we found was conducted March 6-8, just before the House vote, by Morning Consult/Politico. Registered voters polled online were asked: "To what extent do you support or oppose the following — requiring background checks for all gun purchasers?" Those who said they strongly or somewhat support such a measure totaled 84%. [...] Sept. 2-5: "Would you support or oppose requiring background checks on all potential gun buyers, including private sales and gun shows?" Support: 89%. [...] Aug. 21-26: "Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?" Support: 93% (92% to 94% in three other polls between January and May.)
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2022-05-25): Multiple polls conducted over the years have shown that Americans overwhelmingly support additional background checks on would-be buyers for gun purchases. [...] A number of polls taken over the years show that the vast majority of Americans support universal background checks for those wanting to buy guns. In 2015, for example, a national Public Policy Polling survey of gun owners found overwhelming support (83%) for background checks, a 2018 Gallup poll found that 95% of people supported "requiring background checks for all gun sales," and in 2019, a Quinnipiac University poll from 2019 found that 94% of American voters supported universal background checks. The Pew Research Center wrote in 2019: [...] Similarly, large majorities in both parties continue to favor making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks (93% of Democrats, 82% of Republicans).
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-01-25): Instead, research suggests universal background checks can be effective when combined with licensing strategies, such as permit-to-purchase. With permit-to-purchase, a gun buyer must pass a background check to obtain a permit to then purchase a firearm. [...] People buying from federally licensed dealers at gun shows do need to pass a background check. [...] Similarly, the authors of an August 2021 paper in Preventive Medicine studied two rounds of the John Hopkins’ National Survey of Gun Policy — from January 2017 and January 2019 — with 3,804 U.S. adults responding. They find broad support for background checks and licensing across races and ethnicities. Some 76% of white, 77% of Black and 78% of Hispanic respondents favor requiring gun buyers to get a license from local law enforcement prior to purchase. And 89% of white, 82% of Black and 88% of Hispanic respondents favor background checks for all gun sales, the paper finds.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2022-05-27): Universal background checks and red flag laws are widely supported by the public. An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted in September 2019 found 89% support for universal background checks and 86% support for red flag laws. There was broad bipartisan support, as well; mandatory background checks and red flag laws won support from at least eight in 10 Republicans and conservatives, and as many or more of all others, the poll found. An April 2021 Quinnipiac University poll on gun laws similarly found overwhelming support for requiring background checks for all gun buyers (89%). Support was similarly high among Republicans (84%).
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-08-03): A majority of adults, including gun owners, support common sense gun control such as background checks, bans on assault weapons, and bans on high-capacity magazines. According to a Feb. 20, 2018 Quinnipiac Poll, 97% of American voters and 97% of gun owners support universal background checks. 67% support a nationwide ban on assault weapons, and 83% support mandatory waiting periods for gun purchases. [155] [...] Don Macalady, member of Hunters against Gun Violence, stated, "As a hunter and someone who has owned guns since I was a young boy, I believe that commonsense gun legislation makes us all safer. Background checks prevent criminals and other dangerous people from getting guns." [29]
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2022-06-09): Following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and an earlier one in Buffalo, N.Y., a majority of U.S. adults say it's more important to control gun violence than to protect gun rights, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. [...] Notably, however, 56% of gun owners say it is more important to curb gun violence than protect gun rights. [...] Majorities of voters said they would definitely vote for candidates who want to increase mental health funding (86%), require stricter background checks (82%), support red flag laws (74%), want stricter gun laws generally (60%) and ban assault-style weapons, like AK-47s and AR-15s (56%).
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2021-03-12): Beth Wessel-Kroeshell stated on Jan. 22 in a published article that 86 percent of Americans and 82 percent of gun owners "support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check" regardless of how they purchase them. [...] "Statistic: 86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check, no matter where they buy the gun and no matter who they buy it from." [...] A March 2019 poll conducted by Quinnipiac University found that 87 percent of national gun owners support "requiring background checks for all gun owners." The poll surveyed 1,120 national voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-04-26): Students, veterans, survivors: Americans from all walks of life across the country are standing up for commonsense gun reform. If you’re fed up with politicians who care more about protecting gun lobby profits than your safety, stand with us in this fight.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-03-14): Press release from the Office of Attorney General Rob Bonta: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the United States Supreme Court to review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that held that a rule by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating ghost guns was inconsistent with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The coalition filed the brief in support of ATF defending the "Final Rule" in VanDerStok v. Garland that went into effect in January 2023, and recognizes that weapon parts kits and certain partially complete frames and receivers are "firearms" under the Gun Control Act. Under federal law, manufacturers and dealers must keep records of, conduct background checks on, and serialize "firearms" to prevent them from falling into the hands of children or criminals—and to allow the weapons to be traced if they are used to commit crimes. ATF issued the rule to impose those requirements on ghost guns."These requirements are crucial in keeping ghost guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals and critical to preventing and solving violent, firearm-related crimes," said Attorney General Bonta. [...] A copy of the brief can be found here.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-03-15): It’s time for a new approach. And given the tragic increases in gun violence that cities across the country have seen over the past year and a half, there’s no time to waste. [...] - Based on Giffords Law Center analysis of local police department data and FBI data.[↩] - Based on Giffords Law Center analysis of local police department data.[↩]
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2021-03-24): There are two significant gun-control policies that enjoy bipartisan support, the assault weapons ban and universal background checks. A 2019 poll reported by Politico found that 70% of Americans support an assault weapons ban, including 86% of Democrats and 54% of Republicans. The same year, a National Public Radio (NPR), PBS Newshour, and Maris College poll found that 83% of Americans believe Congress should pass legislation that requires background checks for gun purchases at gun shows or other private sales. Pew Research found that Americans on both sides of the political divide overwhelmingly support universal background checks. Ninety-three percent of Democrats and 82% of Republicans said they favored, "making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks."
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2022-02-09): Interested in partnering with us to draft, enact, or implement lifesaving gun safety legislation in your community? Our attorneys provide free assistance to lawmakers, public officials, and advocates working toward solutions to the gun violence crisis. [...] When people think about what needs to be done to prevent gun violence, many things come to mind. There are calls for our leaders to have courage and pass the gun safety reforms we desperately need, for frontline workers to be better supported in their work, for gun owners to behave more responsibly and store their guns safely. All of these steps are critical. But it’s important to remember that research underlies each of these recommendations, and conducting more and better research is an essential step to helping to keep our communities safe from gun violence. [...] Special thanks to Emily Larsen for her assistance with this project.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-01-01): 89% Dennis Hoskins (R), 6% Barbara Phifer (D), 1% Other, and 5% Not sure. [...] Likely voters' responses to 'Do you favor or oppose the following gun policies becoming law in Missouri ... Requiring criminal background checks for all those buying guns, including at gun shows and private sales?': 79% Favor, 16% Oppose, and 5% Not Sure. [...] Support, 42% Oppose, and 27% Not Sure. Democratic voters' responses: ' 34% Support, 35% Oppose, and 31% Not Sure. Republican voters' responses: 28% Support, 48% Oppose, and 23% Not Sure.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2019-05-29): Survey development and validation [...] Parker K, Horowitz J, Igielnik R, Oliphant B, Brown A. America’s complex relationship with guns: an in-depth look at the attitudes and experiences of U.S. adults. Pew Research Center. June 22, 2017. 2017. [...] Research participants consented to participate in the survey and provided permission for their answers to be included in the publication of the results.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2017-10-06): 1-Background checks on all firearm purchases (guns and ammunition) in gun stores, gun shows, private sales and online with a 10 day waiting period. [...] HOW TO PREVENT GUN DEATHS- WHERE THE EXPERTS AND THE PUBLIC AGREE- A POLL The most popular measures in our survey — policies like universal background checks and keeping guns from convicted stalkers — were supported by more than 85 percent of registered voters. Even the least popular idea, a law that would limit gun sales to people who had to demonstrate a "genuine need" for the weapon, was favored by nearly 50 percent. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/10/upshot/How-to-Prevent-Gun-Deaths-The-Views-of-Experts-and-the-Public.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 [...] The rule, which was finalized in December 2016, added people receiving Social Security checks for mental illnesses and people deemed unfit to handle their own financial affairs to the national background check database, which would have added about 75,000 names to that database. President Barack Obama recommended the now-nullified regulation in a 2013 memo following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which left 20 first graders and six others dead. The measure sought to block some people with severe mental health problems from buying guns. The original rule was hotly contested by gun rights advocates who said it infringed on Americans’ Second Amendment rights. Gun control advocates, however, praised the rule for curbing the availability of firearms to those who may not use them with the right intentions.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Direction: Jennifer Palmieri & Macon Phillips [...] Because of loopholes, anyone can buy a gun from a private seller without a background check. In fact: 40% of guns are sold without a background check 80% of inmates report using a gun they acquired without a background check 90% of Americans support background checks for all gun sales to prevent people who are a danger to themselves and others from buying guns. Let’s reduce gun violence by strengthening the system. Require background checks for all gun sales.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-09-26): The appeals of Areli Escobar, Richard Glossip, Phillip Hancock, Toforest Johnson, and Robert Roberson received unprecedented public support from former and current state officials. [...] Statement from Morris Tidball-Binz, UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, and Alice Jill Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [...] Click the images below to view at full resolution.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2017-06-22): Gun owners and non-owners are also deeply divided on several gun policy proposals, but there is agreement on some restrictions, such as preventing those with mental illnesses and those on federal watch lists from buying guns. Among gun owners, there is a diversity of views on gun policy, driven in large part by party affiliation. [...] Solid majorities of both gun owners and non-owners favor limiting access to guns for people with mental illnesses and individuals who are on the federal no-fly or watch lists (82% or higher favor among each group). In addition, strong majorities favor background checks for private sales and at gun shows (77% among gun owners and 87% among non-owners). The groups are more divided when it comes to three other policy proposals: creating a federal database to track gun sales; banning assault-style weapons; and banning high-capacity magazines. Even so, significant shares of gun owners are open to these proposals. Roughly half of gun owners (54%) say they would favor creating a federal database, and 48% favor a ban on assault weapons. Some 44% of gun owners favor banning high-capacity magazines. Support for these proposals is much higher among non-gun owners, with about three-quarters or more saying they would support each of these proposals.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2022-05-24): For years, polls have shown a majority of Americans support gun background checks for all buyers. Some polls show overall support in the ballpark of 90%. Support is lower among Republicans, but polls still indicate majority backing. [...] In an April 2022 poll, The Economist/YouGov asked about requiring "criminal and mental background checks" for all gun buyers — a specific phrase we didn’t see regularly in all polls. It found 72% overall either strongly or somewhat favored, while 83% of Democrats and 68% of Republicans held that view. [...] PolitiFact, Gabrielle Giffords says N.H. Republicans, gun owners support background checks, July 8, 2013
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-02-07): Three of the measures addressed in the Senate bill were tested in the poll and enjoy broad support from Americans, including majorities across party lines. These are requiring background checks for all gun purchases, prohibiting the purchase of guns by people who have been determined to be a danger to themselves or others, and so-called "red flag laws" authorizing courts to allow the police to temporarily confiscate weapons from such dangerous individuals. Several other measures, including banning assault rifles and raising the age to purchase certain firearms, are supported by majorities of U.S. adults, although they are not in the Senate bill. [...] The latest support for tougher gun laws exceeds readings in the immediate aftermath of massacres in 2017 at a Las Vegas concert and in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. [...] There is broad, bipartisan public support for five specific measures aimed at curbing mass shootings like the one in Texas last month. Requiring background checks for all gun sales (92%) is the most popular of the proposals, but prohibiting those deemed a danger to themselves or others from purchasing guns (86%) also enjoys broad support. Similarly, allowing courts to order the confiscation of guns from dangerous individuals -- red flag laws -- is widely popular with the public (81%) and partisans of all stripes.
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2024-10-01): U.S. Support For Gun Control Tops 2-1, Highest Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Let Dreamers Stay, 80 Percent Of Voters Say
Claim: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." (Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, 2021-01-22)
Evidence (2023-05-09): - 88% of Oregonians either strongly (76%) or somewhat (12%) support requiring background checks on all gun sales (Q37B). [...] - Regardless of political affiliation, a clear majority of Oregonians support background checks on all gun sales, including 82% of Republicans, 84% of Independent or non-affiliated voters, and 97% of Democrats. [...] - Although most registered Republicans and Democrats support requiring background checks on all gun sales (82%, 97%) (Q37B), there are strong differences of opinion when it comes to assault-style weapons, with 38% of Republicans and 90% of Democrats supporting a ban.
Claim: “The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.” (Tom Cotton, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-06-16): The Obama administration in 2014 rejected Ukraine’s request for lethal aid. The Trump administration in 2018 approved a plan to sell Javelin missiles to Ukraine. The Biden administration has approved billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, including Javelins.
Claim: “The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.” (Tom Cotton, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2023-08-04): Ukraine's invisible battle to jam Russian weapons In the early days of the invasion of Ukraine, experts were surprised at how poorly the Russian army's electronic warfare units performed. But nearly 18 months later they are causing significant problems for Ukraine's counter-offensive. [...] Bryan Clark says Russia has managed to deploy hundreds of mobile electronic warfare units along the front line in an attempt to slow down Ukraine's counter-offensive. These range from GPS jammers to systems that suppress radar and prevent US aircraft identifying targets for Ukraine to attack.
Claim: “The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.” (Tom Cotton, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2024-09-06): Western countries have sent Ukraine over 620 artillery guns, including the US-made M777 howitzer, according to the Kiel Institute. [...] Western countries first responded to Russia's invasion in February 2022 by supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons to counter the enemy's armoured brigades. The US and UK supplied thousands of Javelin and Nlaw anti-tank missiles. These were considered crucial in stopping the advance of Russian forces on Kyiv.
Claim: “The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.” (Tom Cotton, 2024-06-16)
Evidence (2023-02-24): Fighting a better armed enemy with massive stockpiles, a well-developed defence industry, and virtually inexhaustible manpower, Ukraine needed support from its allies to survive. [...] Recognition of this has led Ukraine’s allies to commit ever greater quantities of heavier and more complex weapons, a flow that now reaches billions of dollars monthly. While Western weapons like NLAWs and Himars kept Ukraine in the fight, Russian weapons have proved the old adage attributed to Stalin that "quantity has a quality all its own". These are the weapons shaping the war in Ukraine.