{"id":154701,"date":"2021-11-16T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=154701"},"modified":"2021-11-16T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T22:34:54","slug":"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m running for governor.<br \/><br \/>Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today \u2014 and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas. A Texas big enough for all of us.<br \/><br \/>Join us: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eMY5wwf6an\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">https:\/\/t.co\/eMY5wwf6an<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yrG1WOkpqk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">pic.twitter.com\/yrG1WOkpqk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/1460246205066354692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beto O\u2019Rourke wants to be the next governor of Texas. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former congressman and failed 2020 presidential candidate announced his 2022 gubernatorial bid on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m running for governor,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said, \u201cTogether, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today \u2014 and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Texas big enough for all of us,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O&#8217;Rourke may be the most anti-gun politician in modern Texas history. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only does Beto believe civilians shouldn\u2019t have access to commonly owned firearms and accessories, including modern sporting rifles, but he also believes the government should actively confiscate them from law-abiding citizens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate, O&#8217;Rourke made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/robert-beto-orourke-take-your-ar-15-your-ak-47\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">his intentions clear<\/a>, \u201cHell yes, we&#8217;re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the debate, O\u2019Rourke even tried to capitalize on the remark, selling t-shirts on Twitter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hell yes, we&#39;re going to take your AR-15.<br \/><br \/>Buy your shirt now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kEJxoLvfH5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">https:\/\/t.co\/kEJxoLvfH5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKpAKX4IL8\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">pic.twitter.com\/KKpAKX4IL8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/1172342680178716672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">September 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, when asked about his controversial call to disarm Americans, O&#8217;Rourke did not back down. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Most of us understand the responsibility that comes with owning a firearm, and we will vigorously protect that Second Amendment right and also protect the lives of those around us,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/11\/15\/beto-orourke-texas-governor-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\"><em>The Texas Tribune<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But I think most of us also understand that we should not have military-style weapons used against our fellow Texans,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe have four of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history right here in Texas that took place over the last five years.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade association, believes <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s anti 2A stance won&#8217;t fly with Texans.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-rights-groups-celebrate-passage-of-constitutional-carry-in-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">Gun-Rights Groups Celebrate Passage of Constitutional Carry in Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mr. O\u2019Rourke is out of touch with not only Texas voters, but also with the rest of America,&#8221; said Mark Oliva, NSSF director of public affairs in an email to GunsAmerica.  &#8220;His opening gambit was to double-down on his unconstitutional plan to not only ban but confiscate lawfully-owned firearms from Texans.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is on the heels of Gov. Gregg Abbott signing <a href=\"https:\/\/Gun-Rights Groups Celebrate Passage of Constitutional Carry in Texas\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">into law Constitutional Carry<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/small-banks-know-what-big-banks-wont-learn-about-firearm-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act<\/a>, which prevents corporations from benefitting from Texas tax dollars while discriminating against members of the firearm industry and working to deny Texans of their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mr. O\u2019Rourke\u2019s gun control policy proposals have more in common with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trudeau-touts-gun-confiscation-as-part-of-liberal-partys-campaign-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a> than they do with Texas voters,&#8221; <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>continued Oliva.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>University of Texas\/Texas Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/11\/05\/texas-poll-greg-abbott-beto-orourke\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-orourke-is-running-for-governor-of-texas-and-he-still-wants-to-take-your-guns\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\">poll<\/a> published earlier this month had Abbott leading O\u2019Rourke by 9 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov-1024x418.png\" alt=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Is Running for Governor of Texas, And He Still Wants to Take Your Guns\" class=\"wp-image-154702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov-400x163.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov-150x61.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TexasPollGov.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>(<em>Graph: Kalley Haung<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of Beto&#8217;s chances of becoming the next governor of the Lone Star State? 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