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Guns
No, Texas schools aren’t distributing DNA kits to identify kids in school shootings
Guns
No, Texas schools aren’t distributing DNA kits to identify kids in school shootings
Texas schools are sending DNA kits to parents by request. The state funded them to help find missing children.
Guns
No, guns are not completely banned in Japan and Denmark
Are guns completely banned in Japan and Denmark? The VERIFY team confirms this is false.
Government
Yes, the IRS spent nearly $700k on ammo in early 2022
VERIFY viewer Ian asked if the IRS bought $700,000 in ammunition earlier this year. It’s true. It’s for armed agents who can carry weapons and ammunition.
SCOTUS
No, Supreme Court gun ruling doesn’t overturn all state concealed carry laws
The court struck down a New York law that required people have a specific reason to obtain a concealed carry permit. But other types of requirements can remain in pl
SCOTUS
No, SCOTUS ruling does not overturn all state restrictions on concealed carry
The court struck down a New York law that required people have a specific reason to obtain a concealed carry permit. But other types of requirements can stay.
Crime
There’s no federal limit for the amount of guns and ammo you can buy, but there is for Sudafed
Federal law limits how much Sudafed cold medicine a person can buy. No similar law exists for guns or ammo.
National
Yes, there were more gun deaths among American children than police and military in the line of duty, since 2000
In the past two decades, there have been nearly four times more gun deaths among American children than among police and military in the line of duty combined.
National
No, guns aren’t banned at the NRA’s annual convention, but attendees can’t carry during Trump’s speech
The NRA did not ban guns from their annual meeting, but the Secret Service says guns can’t be carried where and when former President Donald Trump will be speaking.
Guns
No, Texas schools aren’t distributing DNA kits to identify kids in school shootings
Texas schools are sending DNA kits to parents by request. The state funded them to help find missing children.
Guns
No, guns are not completely banned in Japan and Denmark
Are guns completely banned in Japan and Denmark? The VERIFY team confirms this is false.
Government
Yes, the IRS spent nearly $700k on ammo in early 2022
VERIFY viewer Ian asked if the IRS bought $700,000 in ammunition earlier this year. It’s true. It’s for armed agents who can carry weapons and ammunition.
SCOTUS
No, Supreme Court gun ruling doesn’t overturn all state concealed carry laws
The court struck down a New York law that required people have a specific reason to obtain a concealed carry permit. But other types of requirements can remain in pl
SCOTUS
No, SCOTUS ruling does not overturn all state restrictions on concealed carry
The court struck down a New York law that required people have a specific reason to obtain a concealed carry permit. But other types of requirements can stay.
Crime
There’s no federal limit for the amount of guns and ammo you can buy, but there is for Sudafed
Federal law limits how much Sudafed cold medicine a person can buy. No similar law exists for guns or ammo.
National
Yes, there were more gun deaths among American children than police and military in the line of duty, since 2000
In the past two decades, there have been nearly four times more gun deaths among American children than among police and military in the line of duty combined.
National
No, guns aren’t banned at the NRA’s annual convention, but attendees can’t carry during Trump’s speech
The NRA did not ban guns from their annual meeting, but the Secret Service says guns can’t be carried where and when former President Donald Trump will be speaking.
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