Claim: Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke advocated universal background checks for gun purchases, claiming that state laws mandating universal checks "have been shown to reduce gun violence by 50 percent." But academic research doesn't support that.
Fact-check: O'Rourke Wrong on Gun Control Stat - FactCheck.org
Verdict: democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke advocated universal background checks for gun purchases, claiming that state laws mandating universal checks "have been shown to reduce gun violence by 50 percent." but academic research doesn't support that.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2019-05-10T21:48:47