Where is Beto O’Rourke on the Second Amendment?

O’Rourke Called For A Mandatory Gun Buyback Program For Assault-Style Weapons While Running For President. “Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke gave a staunch defense of his gun control plan during Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate, saying that as president, he would prioritize mandatory buybacks of assault-style weapons.” (Brandon Carter, “O’Rourke Promises To ‘Take Your AR-15,’ But Americans Are Split On Buybacks,” NPR, 9/12/19)

• O’Rourke: “Hell, Yes, We’re Going To Take Your AR-15, Your AK-47.’” (Brandon Carter, “O’Rourke Promises To ‘Take Your AR-15,’ But Americans Are Split On Buybacks,” NPR, 9/12/19)

• “Police Officers Will Physically Show Up To Gun Owners’ Homes And Enforce 2020 Presidential Hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s Mandatory Assault Weapons Buyback If He Is Elected President.” “Police officers will physically show up to gun owners’ homes and enforce 2020 presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s mandatory assault weapons buyback if he is elected president, the Texas Democrat said during a Wednesday interview. ‘Any law that is not followed or flagrantly abused, there have to be consequences or else there is no respect for the law,’ he said on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.’” (Nick Givas, “Beto Says Police Would Enforce Gun Confiscation Under His Buyback Plan: ‘There Have To Be Consequences’,” Fox News, 10/16/19)

O’Rourke Now Says He Is “Not Interested In Taking” Guns “From Anyone.” “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 we do is defend the Second Amendment,’ he said.” (Blake Holland, “Beto O’Rourke Talks Guns, Energy Jobs, And Power Grid Plan During Tyler Visit,” KLTV-TV, 2/8/22)

Newsweek Headline: “Beto O’Rourke Suggests Police Would ‘Visit’ Homes To Implement Proposed Assault Weapons Ban” (Newsweek, 10/16/19)