PolitiFact: Joe Biden’s Gun Claims ‘Mostly False’
PolitiFact weighed the background check gun control claims President Joe Biden made Thursday and labeled them “mostly false.”

PolitiFact weighed the background check gun control claims President Joe Biden made Thursday and labeled them “mostly false.”

Thursday, FNC’s Tucker Carlson reacted to President Joe Biden’s pledge to use his executive authority to restrict Second Amendment rights earlier in the day.

On the same day that President Joe Biden was pushing more gun control at the federal level, Gov. Bill Lee (R) was signing legislation to do away with Tennessee’s concealed carry permit requirement.

Left-wing Hollywood stars broke out in jubilation Thursday after President Joe Biden announced four executive orders on gun control. As Breitbart News reported, Biden put forward executive actions in four areas including new restrictions on “ghost guns,” a push for red flag laws, the re-categorization of AR-15 pistols, and DOJ-led research into gun trafficking.

It was enough to distract reporters at the White House press briefing Thursday afternoon, who did not ask press secretary Jen Psaki a single question about the border crisis. There was also no mention of the new record-breaking numbers of migrants apprehended at the border.

Thursday on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) insisted efforts by Democrats to take on what President Joe Biden earlier in the day deemed a “gun crisis,” and a “public health crisis” had more to them than was being revealed.

Biden senior adviser Cedric Richmond said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that President Biden was determined to do “something about gun violence” so Republicans who “have hid behind the Second Amendment for far too long” need to respond to public demand for gun regulations on “weapons of war.”

During an interview with CNN on Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that he supports President Joe Biden’s executive orders on guns, but cannot support the House’s background check bill as it currently stands. Manchin said, “I support what the

President Joe Biden declared Thursday that “no amendment is absolute” while unveiling a series of executive actions targeting American citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The gun control fact sheet distributed by the White House claims AR-pistols with stabilizer braces are “concealable,” and cited that alleged concealability as a reason the firearms should face a higher level of regulation.

The Senate “must finally act” to impose gun control measures at the federal level, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Thursday following President Biden’s speech unveiling his executive actions on guns.

President Joe Biden took the bully pulpit Thursday at the White House to push for more gun control, slipping into his trademark misstatements, “brain freezes,” and awkward turns of phrase.

During his Thursday gun control push from the White House Rose Garden, President Joe Biden doubled down on his bid to remove frivolous lawsuit protections from gun makers.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) has threatened to sue the Biden administration after President Joe Biden unveiled a series of gun control orders

President Joe Biden broke his 2020 promise Thursday to put former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) in charge of gun control efforts. Instead, he named gun control activist David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress provided mixed reactions to President Biden’s announcement about executive actions concerning guns Thursday; Democrats praised the measures as “progress,” while Republicans warned it is just the beginning of the radical left’s efforts to “take your guns.”

President Joe Biden put forward executive gun controls Thursday to fight what he called “an epidemic” of gun crime across the country.

President Joe Biden issued several new executive orders and actions on Thursday aimed at gun control — while his son, Hunter Biden, is accused by critics of having violated federal law by lying about his past drug use in a background check for a gun.

Portland, Oregon’s City Council approved $1.4 million for “unarmed” patrols to be stationed in parks to fight gun crime.

CNN suggests the executive gun controls President Joe Biden plans to announce late Thursday morning fall “far short” of promises he made on the campaign trail.

On April 7, 2021, the White House released a fact sheet announcing that President Joe Biden will use the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish model red flag “legislation,” address AR-pistols with stabilizer braces, and issue a rule to “stop the proliferation of ‘ghost guns.'”

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed legislation Tuesday to bar in-state enforcement of any federal firearm laws which violate the Second Amendment.

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gabby Giffords’ gun control affiliate David Chipman to head the ATF on Thursday.

Politico indicates that President Joe Biden will be putting forth executive action on gun control tomorrow.

Twelve people were shot, two fatally, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

The shooting suspect killed at Maryland’s Fort Detrick on Tuesday has been identified as Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet.

CNN admits a crime wave which was evident in 2020 is continuing in 2021 in Democrat-run cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and others.

During a Monday deposition the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre described staying on a friend’s yacht as a way of securing safety in the aftermath of mass shootings in the U.S.

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) indicates a suspect is “down” following an active shooter situation at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Sixteen people were shot, two killed Monday alone in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

Gun ownership among black Americans is up nearly 60 percent following the record gun sales of 2020.

A 15-year-old boy was shot while taking out the trash Monday morning on Chicago’s West Side.

At least 34 people were shot, 7 fatally, over Easter weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

Federal data on causes of death in America show that, as recently as 2018, falling accounted for at least 126 times as many fatalities as rifles of any kind — an inconvenient fact for Democrat lawmakers who are currently demanding a new round of nationwide gun controls.

Looney Tunes’ upcoming “Space Jam: A New Legacy” shows cartoon character Yosemite Sam using his revolvers to shoot holes in a basketball.

Nearly 20 people were shot, one fatally, Good Friday into Easter morning in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

On March 22, 2021, Colt Firearms released a new version of the legendary Anaconda .44 Magnum revolver.

On Friday Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed legislation into law ending her state’s requirement that law-abiding citizens get a permit from the government before exercising the right to bear arms.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took his AR-15 to Palmetto State Armory on Thursday and put some rounds downrange.

March 2021 set a single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed.
