Republicans are not happy about the former congressman’s plan to institute a mandatory buy back of assault weapons
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke responds to a question during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston.A Texas state representative threatened Beto O’Rourke on Twitter Thursday night after the presidential candidate called for a mandatory buy back on all assault weapons.
“My AR is ready for you Robert Francis,” wrote Briscoe Cain, using O’Rourke’s given name. Cain represents the state’s 128th House district, located just outside of Houston, where the third Democratic primary debate was held. The tweet has since been taken down. This is a death threat, Representative. Clearly, you shouldn't own an AR-15—and neither should anyone else.
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