OnTheIssues Fact Checking: on Gun Control

Bernie Sanders: FactCheck: No, never supported by National Rifle Association

"In 1988, the NRA had supported [my Republican opponent Peter] Smith and had opposed me [partly because] I supported a ban on certain types of assault weapons. A few months after taking office, Smith suddenly announced that he would vote FOR the ban on assault weapons. The NRA was furious at his about-face. While the NRA has never endorsed me or given me a nickel, their efforts against Smith in 1988 clearly helped my candidacy."So Hillary is TECHNICALLY accurate, but Bernie was only "helped" by the NRA campaigning against his opponent, and not for him--because he opposed the NRA's desired stance too! And Bernie was never financially supported by the NRA at all!

Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: 33,000 gun deaths includes suicides & accidents

The federal CDC publishes statistics on causes of death for all Americans. Here are the figures from their 2013 update:

• 21,175 suicide by gun
• 11,208 homicide by gun
• 505 accidental discharge of firearms
• 32,888 total deaths by firearm

Martin O`Malley: FactCheck: Yes, ISIL made videos on buying assault weapons

We checked, and it is, according to a CNN article from April 2013: "A video from 2011 has resurfaced showing American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn discussing how easy it is to buy guns in the US & urging fellow radicals to do so. In the video, the California-raised Gadahn said militants should arm themselves for attacks on Western governments. Gadahn says, "You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle, without a background check. So what are you waiting for?"

O'Malley cited ISIL, and the video was actually made by al Qaeda, but the governor got the basics right. But the video is incorrect: a background check is actually needed.