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EDC Faulty Member Anthony Fabio’s research used to Fact Check congressional member statement

May 2, 2018

Donald Trump and members of Congress met Feb. 28 to discuss how to reduce gun violence at schools. During the meeting, Republican Rep. John Rutherford of Florida said “stolen guns kill more people than guns that are bought legally.” During the White House meeting, Republican Rep. John Rutherford of Florida said “stolen guns kill more people than guns that are bought legally.”

There is no research to prove that. Rutherford’s office pointed factcherck.org to a Washington Post story about a study on guns recovered by Pittsburgh police. Dr. Fabio, the author of that study explains, “There is no data in our study that would support that statement,” the study’s lead author, Anthony Fabio of the University of Pittsburgh.

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