Claim: Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association, incorrectly claimed Obama pulled a bait-and-switch, promising during the campaign not to take away anyone's guns, but now supporting an assault weapons ban. Obama is not now seeking to take away anyone's existing guns, and he has for years consistently supported a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday" on Feb. 3, LaPierre was asked by host Chris Wallace what he made of the White House releasing a photo of President Obama skeet shooting at Camp David.
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Verdict: wayne lapierre, chief executive officer of the national rifle association, incorrectly claimed obama pulled a bait-and-switch, promising during the campaign not to take away anyone's guns, but now supporting an assault weapons ban. obama is not now seeking to take away anyone's existing guns, and he has for years consistently supported a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. speaking on "fox news sunday" on feb. 3, lapierre was asked by host chris wallace what he made of the white house releasing a photo of president obama skeet shooting at camp david.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2013-02-05T21:36:20