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PolitiFact | Fact-checking claims about guns and violence• Sarah Palin. In a Jan. 12, 2011, video statement, Palin responded to criticism of her political action committee's decision during the 2010 campaign to mark Giffords' district on a map with what appeared to be the crosshairs of a gun sight. She noted that she has publicly condemned violence.
"As I said while campaigning for others last March in Arizona during a very heated primary race, 'We know violence isn't the answer. When we "take up our arms", we're talking about our vote.' Yes, our debates are full of passion, but we settle our political differences respectfully at the ballot box – as we did just two months ago, and as our Republic enables us to do again in the next election, and the next," Palin said.
We found that she did indeed say that during a campaign stop with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in Tucson. So we rated her statement True.