President Joe Biden made a series of statements. Claim Remarks at a June 20 campaign reception in Kentfield, Calif. “Check Your Fact” explored him five of them.
“Everything we’ve done so far has allowed us to reduce the federal debt by $1.7 trillion in the first two years.”
Biden was probably referring to the federal deficit, not the debt. The deficit has been cut by $1.7 trillion, not because of Mr. Biden’s policies, but because of spending deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. mark goldwineThe Senior Vice-Chairman of the Board for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) previously told Check Your Fact in September 2022 that “80% of the nearly $1.8 trillion deficit will come from the coronavirus relief package.” due to the expiration or weakening of the
CRFB announced in October 2022 blog post said.[w]The Biden administration is trying to take credit for this.”historic deficit reduction” is estimated. More than 100% were the result of reduced or expired COVID-19 relief(Bold emphasis is from the CRFB blog post.)
Despite this, Biden has repeated this allegation. many Fact check outlet It states that it is misleading.of Washington Post Fact Checker to Biden “Bottomless Pinocchio,” he repeated the misleading claim. (Related: Did drug companies spend $100 million lobbying against anti-inflation laws?)
“So we have to change. There are many things we can change because the American people generally agree that we don’t need weapons of war.” I Second Amendment It’s a rule. I taught it in law school for 4 years, 6 years. And what do you think? It doesn’t mean you can own whatever weapon you want. There are also weapons that cannot be possessed. Even at the time it was passed, it was not possible to own artillery. You cannot own a machine gun. “
The Second Amendment does not specify which weapons an individual may or may not possess.of sentence The Second Amendment to the Constitution reads, “A well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be violated.”
Biden has previously argued that individuals could not own artillery when the Second Amendment was passed. This claim is false and was previously debunked by Check Your Fact in June 2022.
Machine gun ownership is strictly regulated in the United States, according to CNN. Individuals can own machine guns in more than 30 states, but federal law requires those machine guns to be manufactured and registered before 1986, the paper reported. According to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 700,000 machine guns Legally registered throughout the United States as of May 2021.
“Individuals who are not government employees may not own machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986, when the Firearm Owners Protection Act was signed into law.” David Koppel“Check the facts,” the head of research at the Independence Institute said in an email. “18 U.S.C. 922(o). Individuals may own machine guns manufactured before May 19, 1986, subject to the tax and registration regulations of the National Firearms Act of 1934. That means the machine gun must be registered with the ATF, and the individual must pay a one-time firearm fee, which is a $200 tax hour.”
“So I started traveling around the country and persuading $300 billion worth of investments to build new buildings called ‘fabs’ that create jobs that matter to people. “
According to one report, Biden signed into law the Chips and Sciences Act in August 2022, which provides $52.7 billion for semiconductor research, development and manufacturing. white house fact sheet. Since he signed the Chip Act, companies have announced more than $2 trillion in private investment in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, it reported. Semiconductor Industry Association.
“Africa’s population will be one billion by the end of this decade. One billion. One billion.”
Africa’s population in 2021 was 1.39 billion. Statista.world bank data indicates that sub-Saharan Africa will have a population of 1.18 billion in 2021. reached The figure of 1 billion in 2009.
“And the fact that the NRA has such overwhelming power, you know, the NRA is the only body in the country that we as an agency cannot sue. Before—before I became president, we passed a bill saying you can’t sue them.”
The National Rifle Association (NRA) could be sued. The NRA recently filed a lawsuit. donorAttorney General of New York Leticia James and the Giffords Law Center.
“President Biden is wrong. In fact, the NRA can sue like any other organization,” an NRA spokesperson told Check Your Fact in an email. (Related: Has Joe Biden visited the border more than once?)
Biden was probably referring to gun manufacturers. Although the manufacturer has some legal exemptions for 2005, Lawful Arms Trade Law ProtectionCheck Your Fact could still be sued for damages in certain scenarios, such as “lawsuits alleging breach of contract or warranty” and “product liability lawsuits arising from design or manufacturing defects.” previously reported.
“The NRA cannot be sued for misuse of firearms by a third party under the protection of the lawful arms trade law,” Koppel said.
Some of these claims were also fact-checked. CNN. Check Your Fact has reached out to the White House for comment and will update this article if it responds.
