“President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.”
House Republicans
The House Republican caucus. In a tweet. Claim dated 21 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Biden wants to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Neither would affect the most popular handguns.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
House Republicans (The House Republican caucus) made this claim around 21 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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