Claim: In an online interview promoted by the White House, Vice President Joe Biden made the false claim that "there were fewer police being murdered … when the assault weapons ban, in fact, was in existence." But the FBI statistics on killings of law enforcement officers show no such trend. In fact, the number of officers killed when the ban was still in effect in 2002 — 56 — is the same number as in 2010.
Fact-check: Biden Wrong on Police Deaths - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in an online interview promoted by the white house, vice president joe biden made the false claim that "there were fewer police being murdered … when the assault weapons ban, in fact, was in existence." but the fbi statistics on killings of law enforcement officers show no such trend. in fact, the number of officers killed when the ban was still in effect in 2002 — 56 — is the same number as in 2010.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2013-01-30T21:08:04