Paul Soglin – Gubernatorial candidate Paul Soglin's claim about gun control exposes alarming statistics

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Gubernatorial candidate Paul Soglin’s claim about gun control exposes alarming statistics

The most recent mass shooting, which killed five Capital Gazette newspaper employees in Annapolis, Md., reignited the gun control debate. The tragedy brought to mind a claim made earlier this year by Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. During a March 23, 2018, news conference, Soglin claimed: "The latest statistics demonstrated that if there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder." In light of recent events, we decided to …

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