U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says that the first Congress of the United States passed a law requiring every able-bodied man to own a gun.
Is that a fact? Gardner Selby of the Politifact Texas fact-checking team has the answer.
In a speech to the National Rifle Association in April, Cruz told the group that the first time Congress tried to control guns, members passed a law requiring men to carry them.
Hear how Sen. Cruz’s claim scored in the player above.