Republicans appear to have found political cover in Beto, who recently breathed new life into Trump's deflating presidential campaign
was always going to stick to his guns on background checks, hinting at support for common sense reforms, in the wake of last month’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, only to back down under pressure from the NRA. Trump, after all, has pulled this bait and switch multiple times throughout his presidency. After flirting with universal background checks, he always shifts the blames for gun violence to mental health issues or video games.
It’s true that even some Democrats worried O’Rourke’s outburst would set back their efforts to enact more modest reforms. “I don’t think having our presidential candidates, like Congressman O’Rourke did, say that we’re going to try to take people’s guns against their will is a wise policy or political move,” Sen.that the Texan risked wasting a “golden moment” to get real movement on gun control.
Of course, Democrats aren’t talking about taking away all firearms, but certain military-style assault weapons, such as the AR-15, that have been used in a number of mass shootings. Indeed,
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