Hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15.
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 13, 2019
Arguing for a mandatory gun buyback, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) told the nation at last night’s presidential debate, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, AK-47.”
The line received thunderous applause from the far-left crowd. (Fox News)
Answering Republicans’ argument that Democrats will take away people’s weapons, O’Rourke said that “we’re not going to allow them to be used against our fellow Americans anymore.”
In the wake of multiple deadly mass shootings last month, including two in Texas, many of the Dem candidates stepped up their calls for the federal government to start buying back assault-style weapons from owners – with some of the White House hopefuls urging mandatory buybacks.
O’Rourke was among the candidates to recently declare, “Americans who own AR-15s and AK-47s will have to sell their assault weapons.”
O’Rourke’s campaign quickly took to Twitter to fundraiser off the debate moment. Showing the picture of an assault weapon, the campaign tweeted “Beto has a plan for that.”
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— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 13, 2019