(The Week) Beto O’Rourke is not mincing his words on gun control.
After seeing a mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, the former congressman has become the loudest — and most expletive-laden — voice for gun control in the 2020 race. And when the topic came up at Thursday night’s primary debate, O’Rourke gave a visceral case for why he’s planning to institute mandatory assault weapon buybacks if elected.
When ABC News’ David Muir on Thursday bluntly asked O’Rourke if he was “proposing taking away [Americans’] guns,” O’Rourke responded “I am, if it’s a weapon that was designed to kill people.”