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“When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%.”
Social media posts in an interview on ABC This Week. Claim dated 12 May 2019.
FactStream rated thisMostly True

In short

This claim spread on social media around 12 May 2019. FactStream (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2019, 9 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

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