Paul Broun on Gun Control

	Paul Broun on Gun Control Republican

FactCheck: Guns cause more deaths than bats & hammers

State Sen. Bill Jackson said, "There's more murders with hammers last year than shotguns and pistols and AK-47s." Two days later, US Rep. Paul Broun said: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns." Is it true

In January, some pro-gun rights Facebook posts began to circulate: "According to the FBI, in 2011, 1,694 were murdered with knives, 726 with hands or feet, 496 with clubs or hammers, 323 with rifles of any type," it read. PolitiFact reviewed 2011 FBI data on the types of weapons used to commit murders; the Facebook numbers nearly matched. So, using selective data, Sen. Jackson's claim is true: more people were killed with hammers than specific types of guns.

Broun's statement is not as specific as Jackson's. FBI data shows that 6,220 Americans were murdered by handguns in 2011. That's more than 12 times the number of people killed with clubs or hammers. Broun's general use of "guns" by its nature includes handguns. That makes his statement way off

Source: PolitiFact FactCheck on 2014 Georgia Senate debate , Feb 13, 2013

Opposes more gun restrictions

Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.

Broun: Strongly Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Georgia Senate race , Jul 2, 2014

When the looting hordes come, best liberty machine is AR-15

[On assault weapons]: "In uncertain times like these, the right to defend yourself and your property and your family could not be more important," Broun said to the camera between shots. "Whether it's looting hordes from Atlanta, or a tyrannical government from Washington, there are few better liberty machines than an AR-15." Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2020 GA-10 House race , Mar 31, 2021

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Paul Broun on Gun Control

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FactCheck: Guns cause more deaths than bats & hammers

Opposes more gun restrictions

When the looting hordes come, best liberty machine is AR-15