Everytown's "Illegal" Gun Claim False

[Knuckle Dragger]

Advocacy group overreaches with claim on NYPD shootings

Our conclusion

Police have seized a gun stolen from Georgia nearly four years ago and believe it was used in the recent, tragic shooting death of a young NYPD officer.

But Everytown For Gun Safety overreaches in suggesting that an earlier fatal shooting of two officers involved an "illegal gun from Georgia." That weapon was sold according to federal law and therefore legal, until it found its way to someone who used it to commit a horrific crime.

Such overreaches allow political debate to shape facts.

We rate the statement Mostly False.

 

[Mike S]

Here's my shocked face.

 

[Hoover]

A liberal group getting smacked down by the liberal politifact? That takes some doing.

 

[just jim]

Everytown spread it's 30 pieces of silver here in Oregon and bought our politicians and our voting rights.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Everytown spread it's 30 pieces of silver here in Oregon and bought our politicians and our voting rights.

Yes, and I'm pretty pissed about that. There's a chance I may end up there one day if I'm lucky enough to be the one to take on the family family 'estate'.

 

[atilla]

the gun owners there could luck out and once the liberals calm down and the foam dries from around their mouths they may find themselves tossed out on their ass once the bloomberg cash stops coming in. i was pleasantly surprised to see that all happen in colorado.

 

[soloman02]

the gun owners there could luck out and once the liberals calm down and the foam dries from around their mouths they may find themselves tossed out on their ass once the bloomberg cash stops coming in. i was pleasantly surprised to see that all happen in colorado.

Except the governor wasn't and thus none of the laws have changed.

 

[atilla]

Except the governor wasn't and thus none of the laws have changed.

yeah, that sucked. **** gov. lickin'-pooper.