During the October 15, Democrat debate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke made clear that AR-15 owners who refuse to hand over their guns will have them taken away.
O’Rourke reiterated his plan to use a government-mandated buyback to confiscate privately-owned AR-15s and AK-47s. In so doing, he claimed that each AR-15 and AK-47 in private hands is a “potential instrument of terror.”
CNN’s Anderson Cooper then asked O’Rourke how he plans to get people to hand over their rifles.
Nearly One-in-Six Americans Have Acted on AI Medical Advice Without Speaking to Human, Poll Shows
ICYMI: Judge Shuts Down Democrats’ Attempt to Rush in Late Votes After Candidates Drop Out
Top Dem operative brushes off latest scandal plaguing Maine Senate candidate as ‘salacious gossip’
Gun rights gets ‘greatest restoration’ in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails
Democrats realize they love Haley Stevens, just a little too late
Veteran pediatrician hails Medicaid shift ending youth sex-change treatments: ‘This is not denial of care’
Legal expert calls for Smithsonian leadership overhaul over ‘self-loathing’ portrayal of history: ‘It’s bile’
Man charged with assault, hate crimes after allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at NYC synagogue
Shake Shack worker allegedly calls out before robbing own restaurant, returns in uniform 2 days later
California Man Receives Postcard Sent by His Late Parents 26 Years Ago
DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim
California teen faces prison after viral video shows him squaring up, repeatedly kicking sea lion in the face
Delta flight diverted twice after lavatory leak floods cabin, leaves passengers stranded for hours
Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision
Watch: Little League Coach Declares, ‘Jesus Is Still Lord’ Live on ESPN
O’Rourke responded by explaining that he expects complains with the mandatory buybacks. He said, “I expect my fellow Americans to follow the law. The same way we enforce any provision, any law that we have right now, we don’t go door to door to do anything to enforce the law. I expect Republicans, Democrats, gun owners, non-gun owners alike, to follow the law.”
Cooper then followed up by asking what O’Rourke plans to do if Americans do not comply.
O’Rourke said, “If someone does not turn an AR-15 or an AK-47, one of these weapons of war, or brings it out in public and brandishes it, in an attempt to intimidate…then that weapon will be taken from them. If they persist, there will be other consequences from law enforcement.”
Story cited.
