O'Rourke has become a champion for mandatory buybacks of assault weapons, such as AR-15s, that have been used in many recent mass shootings.
Coons appeared earlier Friday on CNN to disavow support for O'Rourke's proposal and the way he promoted it.
For his part, Coons lamented how he feared O'Rourke's frankness might be construed by political opponents.
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