Ted Cruz Challenger Beto O’Rourke Wants to Ban AR-15s

Beto O'Rourke says that AR-15s do not belong on U.S. streets or in schools.

“I think banning bump stocks makes a lot of sense,” O’Rourke said in an interview <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/beto-orourke-congressman-texas-senate-race-daca-gun-debate/"> with CBS News </a>

“I don’t know that we should raise the age for buying an AR-15. I just don't think we should be selling AR-15s in this country,” O’Rourke said in an interview with CBS News. “That weapon was designed for one purpose and one purpose only — to kill people as effectively and efficiently as possible on the battlefield. It has no place in our streets, in our schools, in our concerts, in our movie theaters.”

“Arming our teachers is not the answer to stopping the repeated occurrence of school shootings that disproportionately happen in our country, in our classrooms, to our kids," O'Rourke said in a statement, adding that Texas "should be leading the way" to push for gun control measures.

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(The relevant part starts at the 26:30 mark.)

“There is no reason an AR-15, a weapon of war designed for the sole purpose of taking lives as effectively and as efficiently and [in] as great a number as possible should be sold to civilians to be used in our schools, in our churches, in our concerts, in public life in this country,” O’Rourke said. “I have no idea how that polls, and I could give a shit what the NRA thinks about it because it’s the right thing to do.”

Texans love their guns and their Second Amendment. By <a href="http://concealednation.org/2016/01/how-many-guns-does-your-state-have-a-look-at-the-numbers-plus-comparisons-to-other-countries/"> one estimate </a>, there are about 22 million privately owned firearms here in Texas. Running for Congress with a platform of taking away the 2nd Amendment isn’t a wise move in Texas.

Let’s not forget that O’Rourke has a <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/news/35765-Beto-O-Rourke-arrested-in-the-1990s-for-burglary-and-DWI/"> criminal history </a>. Perhaps he can’t pass a background check and that is why the 2nd Amendment isn’t important to him? I don’t know if that’s the case but worth looking into.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s no state like Texas when it comes to supporting our active duty military and the 1.7 million veterans we have in the Lone Star State. We love our veterans. We cherish them. And I&#39;m proud to fight for them in the United States Senate. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXSen</a></p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1040671134621024258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I choose <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXSen</a> because unlike <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@betoorourke</a>, I think refusing to stand for the national anthem is disrespectful to those who have sacrificed so much for America. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChooseCruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChooseCruz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IStand</a></p>&mdash; Team Cruz (@TeamTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamTedCruz/status/1039919700241797120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: If <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BetoORourke</a>’s own El Paso constituents couldn’t trust him then, why would the rest of Texas trust him now? I choose <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXSen</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChooseCruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChooseCruz</a></p>&mdash; Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/glennbeck/status/1039824490077859840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CruzCrew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CruzCrew</a>: We need YOUR help to turn out every single Republican in the state of Texas to vote. Learn how we&#39;re going to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepTexasRed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepTexasRed</a> –&gt; <a href="https://t.co/bsmKlAvILj">https://t.co/bsmKlAvILj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXSen</a></p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1039269240757530624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Related Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/video/rep-beto-orourke-ar15-assault-weapons/; https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/03/daniel-zimmerman/texas-senate-candidate-beto-orourke-ban-ar-15-rifles/

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