Fact Check: Brady Campaign Falsely Claims Guns ‘Are Rarely Used Successfully in Self-Defense’

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CLAIM: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says guns “are rarely used successfully in self-defense.”


VERDICT: False. Academic work by Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck shows that, at a minimum, guns are used to protect life and property at least 760,000 times a year.

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