Claim: "The vast, overwhelming majority of  are committed by people who don't legally possess that firearm in the first place."
Fact-check: Rhode Island Rep. Michael Chippendale says most crimes involving guns are committed by people who don't legally own that gun
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Date published: 2013-12-15T00:00:00