{"id":219332,"date":"2025-08-26T09:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219332"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:20:56","slug":"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto Doubles Down on &#8216;Hell Yes&#8217; Gun Confiscation Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Texas Congressman Beto O\u2019Rourke is back in the spotlight, and so is his infamous line: <em>\u201cHell yes, we\u2019re going to take your AR-15, your <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=ak-47\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">AK-47<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking with Hasan Minhaj on his podcast earlier this month, O\u2019Rourke made it clear he has no regrets about promising to confiscate modern sporting rifles (MSRs) during his 2019 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Texas Still a Democracy? with Beto O\u2019Rourke\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oc60-GSu3Hw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Rourke framed his stance around tragedies like the El Paso and Uvalde shootings, blaming the availability of AR-15s and AK-pattern rifles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued that so long as Texas \u201cleads the nation in school shootings,\u201d lawmakers must push measures like raising the age to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=AR-15\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">AR-15s<\/a> to 21, enacting \u201cred flag\u201d laws, and expanding background checks to private sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-rossi-princess-pocket-sized-redefined\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">The Rossi Princess \u2013 Pocket Sized Redefined<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he admitted that few Texans agree with an outright ban, O\u2019Rourke claimed he still finds common ground on smaller restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the National Shooting Sports Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/beto-orourke-has-no-regrets-on-call-for-msr-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">NSSF<\/a>) isn\u2019t buying it. In a sharply worded response, NSSF Senior VP Larry Keane blasted O\u2019Rourke for being out of touch with both Texans and the broader American gun-owning public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hell-yes-meets-hell-no\">\u201cHell Yes\u201d Meets \u201cHell No\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSSF reminded readers that O\u2019Rourke didn\u2019t just call for a ban in 2019 \u2014 he demanded confiscation of lawfully owned rifles. That position, the group noted, alienated voters during his failed presidential run and helped define him as hostile to the Second Amendment in Texas politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keane pointed out that MSRs like the AR-15 are the most popular rifles in America, with more than 30 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-releases-most-recent-firearm-production-figures-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">circulation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite constant demonization, they operate no differently than other semi-automatic rifles: one trigger pull, one round fired. Fully automatic firearms, the NSSF stressed, have been heavily regulated since 1934 and new ones banned from sale since 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-constitutional-rights-not-hunting-privileges\">Constitutional Rights, Not Hunting Privileges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSSF also underscored what it sees as the real problem with O\u2019Rourke\u2019s position: the Second Amendment isn\u2019t about hunting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Florida woman, eight months pregnant, used an MSR to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjhl.com\/news\/national\/woman-8-months-pregnant-uses-ar-15-to-kill-burglar-after-home-intruders-attack-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\">defend<\/a> her family against home invaders in 2019,\u201d Keane wrote, adding that courts from <em>Heller<\/em> to <em>Bruen<\/em> have made clear firearms in common use \u2014 like AR-15s \u2014 cannot be banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Rourke has occasionally tried to soften his stance, suggesting MSRs could be stored only at clubs or ranges. But the NSSF says that ignores the real-world defensive use of rifles and effectively guts the right to keep arms in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-fallout\">Political Fallout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For O\u2019Rourke, the \u201cHell yes\u201d line may have been a moment of raw honesty, but it continues to define him years later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the NSSF notes, Americans \u2014 especially Texans \u2014 don\u2019t seem interested in surrendering their rifles. If anything, opposition to confiscation has only hardened as MSRs have become more common and widely accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beto insists that persistence will pay off in the long run. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/millions-more-lawful-gun-owners-antigun-state-govs-plug-crime-going-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"129\">gun industry and millions of lawful owners<\/a> counter with a message just as clear: \u201cHell no.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beto-doubles-down-on-hell-yes-gun-confiscation-call\" title=\"Beto Doubles Down on 'Hell Yes' Gun Confiscation Call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beto insists that persistence will pay off in the long run. 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