Fact Check: Biden’s Claims About Background Checks at Gun Shows Are Misleading
President Joe Biden’s claims that there are no background checks at firearms sales at gun shows have drawn criticism, with fact-checking websites saying that it is false.
Biden during a White House speech on Thursday asserted that a person could buy “whatever you want” at a gun show without a background check.
“Most people don’t know it, you walk into a store and you buy a gun, you have a background check. But you go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want and no background check,” Biden said.
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President Biden on Thursday falsely claimed that gun manufacturers can t be sued.
The president made the claim while announcing a set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control at the White House, describing gun violence in the country as a public health crisis and saying the administration s actions do not contravene Second Amendment rights. The only industry in America, a billion-dollar industry, that can’t be sued – that s exempt from being sued – are gun manufacturers, he said during a press briefing announcing the new legislation.
While it s true that gun manufacturers have some liability protection, it is false that they are exempt from being sued.
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Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 27F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: April 11, 2021 @ 4:12 pm