Beto O’Rourke goes from “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15″ to “I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone.”
In 2019, O’Rouke made news with his claim at a Democratic presidential debate that “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.″ Yet, in his current run to be the governor of Texas, headlines are saying “Democratic candidate backpedals on guns.” He is now positioning himself as a candidate who will defend the Second Amendment.
Speaking to reporters, O’Rourke also took a question about his controversial stance on guns and remarks made in 2019 about taking away AR-15s and AK-47s.
“I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone. What I want to make sure that what we do is defend the Second Amendment,” he said.
The question is whether people believe anything that O’Rourke is now claiming his views are or whether he says what he thinks is necessary to win an election.
