Beto O’Rourke on Gun Confiscation: ‘This Is Constitutionally Sound’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Todd You ░░░░░░░░ at one time I ░░░░░░░░ it was vice President ░░░░░░░░ offered up and he ░░░░░░░░ don t forget the ░░░░░░░░ So let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this way What is ░░░░░░░░ interpretation of what the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment allows and what ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment does not ░░░░░░░░ O ROURKE I ll ░░░░░░░░ it this way This ░░░░░░░░ something that we re ░░░░░░░░ to do through the ░░░░░░░░ clause and this is ░░░░░░░░ that is not prevented ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t prevent the ░░░░░░░░ States from doing by ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment So this ░░░░░░░░ constitutionally sound This is ░░░░░░░░ necessary if we care ░░░░░░░░ the lives of our ░░░░░░░░ Americans And here s ░░░░░░░░ I want to tell ░░░░░░░░ Going to a gun ░░░░░░░░ in Conway Arkansas stopping ░░░░░░░░ a buc ees in ░░░░░░░░ Texas yesterday listening to ░░░░░░░░ of AR 15s Republicans ░░░░░░░░ come up and say ░░░░░░░░ know what I own ░░░░░░░░ of these guns don ░░░░░░░░ need it to hunt ░░░░░░░░ t need it for ░░░░░░░░ defense This is the ░░░░░░░░ thing to do and ░░░░░░░░ would gladly give it ░░░░░░░░ because I also have ░░░░░░░░ in school and fear ░░░░░░░░ their safety or I ░░░░░░░░ grandkids and want to ░░░░░░░░ sure the country is ░░░░░░░░ for them So not ░░░░░░░░ is this constitutionally sound ░░░░░░░░ s support beyond the ░░░░░░░░ Party to include Republicans ░░░░░░░░ gun owners and non ░░░░░░░░ owners alike to do ░░░░░░░░ right thing Todd Very ░░░░░░░░ I am curious that ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten a lot ░░░░░░░░ attention for saying what ░░░░░░░░ did You were supporting ░░░░░░░░ buybacks before but now ░░░░░░░░ re getting this focus ░░░░░░░░ of how you said ░░░░░░░░ There s been some ░░░░░░░░ of you recently going ░░░░░░░░ congressman O rourke is ░░░░░░░░ his blanket stage you ░░░░░░░░ referring to the fact ░░░░░░░░ you will curse occasionally ░░░░░░░░ the stump Do you ░░░░░░░░ it a bit frustrating ░░░░░░░░ it takes sometimes thee ░░░░░░░░ ck theatrics to get ░░░░░░░░ attention of the press ░░░░░░░░ and the American public ░░░░░░░░ ROURKE I think what ░░░░░░░░ wanting us to do ░░░░░░░░ what I m trying ░░░░░░░░ do in this campaign ░░░░░░░░ just to see things ░░░░░░░░ clearly as I possibly ░░░░░░░░ and speak as honestly ░░░░░░░░ I possibly can without ░░░░░░░░ or polling or focus ░░░░░░░░ testing what the message ░░░░░░░░ Just call this out ░░░░░░░░ what it is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ and unacceptable that we ░░░░░░░░ people killed in this ░░░░░░░░ in our communities and ░░░░░░░░ living in fear in ░░░░░░░░ today I reject that ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ forward with a bold ░░░░░░░░ proposal to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we re safe in ░░░░░░░░ communities safe in our ░░░░░░░░ safe in America again.”