Claim: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
Fact-check: Jefferson didn't say people should be armed for protection'
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Samantha Putterman
Date published: 2019-08-19T00:00:00