Beto O’Rourke Edits Campaign Website to Reflect Newer Position on AR-15s
May 29, 2022 | Texas
Texas gubernatorial candidate Democrat Beto O’Rourke has changed his position on the use of AR-15 guns as evidenced by modifications made on his campaign website.
The section on gun safety on O’Rourke’s campaign website contained a statement that he wanted to “reduce the number” of AR-15s and AK-47s on the streets, according to an April 1 archive. But the same section now contains a statement saying that “I don’t believe any civilian should own an AR-15 or AK-47,” as of May 28.
The AR-15 rifle is currently in the news as it was the gun used by the school shooter at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24 who killed 19 children and two teachers.
In the past, O’Rourke has flip-flopped on the gun issue several times. Back in 2018 when running against Republican Ted Cruz, O’Rourke claimed to support the Second Amendment, insisting that “if you own a gun, keep that gun.”
In 2019 when he was running for president, the Democrat politician promised that he would ban the sale of AR-15s and seize guns from current owners. As recently as November 2021, he had stuck to this position…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
