Posted September 13, 2019 2:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Guns are a big thing in Texas. When Beto O’Rourke was running for the Senate, he had to walk a tight line. He still needed to appeal to his out-of-state donors who generally abhor guns, but he still needed to win votes in the Lone Star State. It’s not an easy way to go and, as we now know, O’Rourke wasn’t successful in his bid. Did he fail to walk that line well enough? It’s hard to say, though I suspect that might have played a role.

Now that he’s running for president, though, he doesn’t need to worry too much about the opinions of Texans. That’s why he’s been on a full-court press against so-called “assault weapons” ever since El Paso.

Last night, Beto once again made his intentions clear by saying “Hell yeah,” he was going to come for our AR-15s.

He then repeated that message on Twitter, which prompted a response.

A Republican state lawmaker from Texas has caused outcry for tweeting “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis” after Democratic presidential candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke pledged to ban and confiscate AR-15 military-style rifles.

Within hours, Twitter took down Briscoe Cain’s post, which O’Rourke’s …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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