O’Rourke’s Rhetoric Serving As Gun Rights Rallying Cry

By Tom Knighton

Beto O’Rourke can’t keep from tripping over himself, can he?

While he was the Democratic Party’s golden boy when it looked like he might have a chance to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, now that he’s running for president, the fickle finger of fate has decided he’s going to get to be an “also-ran.”

However, hand it to O’Rourke. He was bound and determined to make a splash, and he did. In the process, he may well be helping gun rights in ways he never meant to. So much so that I’ve counted him as a Second Amendment hero, if inadvertently.

Now, the fruits of O’Rourke’s labors are paying dividends.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is launching an internet/social media only ad that levels a broadside punch to Arkansas Democrats, not necessarily his opponent, Josh Mahony.

The ad, titled “Standing up to Beto,” references Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent trip to Arkansas and his rhetoric on gun control. There’s additional imagery in the ad of members of “The Squad” – three Congressional Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. It also touts Cotton’s support of Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

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Source:: Bearing Arms