Claim: Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Fact-check: Ted Cruz says claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to study done before checks were required
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2013-02-04T00:00:00