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It was a raw, visceral moment at last week's Democratic debate when Beto O'Rourke discussed the human toll of the massacre in his hometown of El Paso and vowed, "Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47." In remarks that were applauded by some of his rivals on stage in Houston and many other people, he added,"We're not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore." Sizing up the performance of the 10 candidates, debate coach Todd Graham awarded O'Rourke an"A" for his"powerful" gun control argument: "His genuineness was evident," wrote Graham.
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