Claim: Republican response to President Barack Obama's plan to reduce gun violence has been peppered with misleading claims. Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas claimed, "Gun bans and anti-gun laws have always led to one thing — more gun violence." But the majority of academic research on the effect of the federal assault weapons ban, as well as restrictive gun laws in several major cities, has found no such causal link. Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana condemned what he said was Obama's plan to "push"
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Verdict: republican response to president barack obama's plan to reduce gun violence has been peppered with misleading claims. rep. steve stockman of texas claimed, "gun bans and anti-gun laws have always led to one thing — more gun violence." but the majority of academic research on the effect of the federal assault weapons ban, as well as restrictive gun laws in several major cities, has found no such causal link. rep. john fleming of louisiana condemned what he said was obama's plan to "push"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-01-24T18:37:42