David Cicilline - David Cicilline mixes up shooting data in a call for stronger background checks

On the floor of the U.S. House, Rep. David Cicilline reached for a statistic to bolster his argument for stronger background checks on gun buyers. "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world," the Rhode Island Democrat said. It’s clear the United States has a problem with rampage shootings carried out in schools and workplaces. But more mass shootings than anywhere else in the world? Had Cicilline considered any of the world’s war zones? Richard Luchette, the Cicilline staffer who had sent us a YouTube ...