Schumer Says He Doesn’t Know Any Democrats Backing Beto’s “Buyback”

By Cam Edwards

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s joined the chorus of Democrats complaining about Beto O’Rourke’s proposed “assault weapon ban” and compensated confiscation program, expressing annoyance that O’Rourke’s proposal is getting a lot of attention, but doesn’t have a lot of support.

“I don’t know of any other Democrat who agrees with Beto O’Rourke, but it’s no excuse not to go forward,” Schumer told reporters on a conference call Wednesday, according to the Times Union of Albany, N.Y.

The minority leader’s comments come as a number of Democrats have come out in opposition to O’Rourke’s proposed mandatory buyback program for assault-style weapons.

Apparently the Senate Majority leader has never met his colleagues Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, both of whom are in favor of a mandatory compensated confiscation of the most popular rifle in the country.

In New Hampshire on Friday, Senator Kamala Harris of California told reporters that requiring owners of assault weapons to sell them to the government is “a good idea” because “we have to take those guns off the streets.”

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker said he supports the proposal. He noted that other countries have been able to take military-style semiautomatic weapons …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms