Two weeks after his hometown of El Paso was the site of a mass shooting, 2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke made an unannounced visit to a gun show in central Arkansas to speak with gun buyers and sellers about what can be done to stop gun violence in America.
"I have tables here, but there's no background check," Linck told O'Rourke, a former Texas congressman. Larry Beaver, another attendee at the show and a self-described Republican Trump supporter, said he owns many firearms, including assault rifles. The El Paso shooting, along with another mass shooting that same night in Dayton, Ohio, that left 10 people dead, and a third incident this week in Philadelphia, where a gunman fired a barrage of bullets at a crew of police officers, injuring six of them, has led to a renewed call to both limit the number and variety of firearms in the country, and increase safeguards that could help keep guns out of the hands of would-be criminals.
He made an effort, but I’m not willing to give up any of my guns. I have done nothing wrong and the thugs who do most of the killing are let out of prison early to do it all again. I’ll vote for Trump before I vote for him.
Why don’t more dems do this? Every politician, actually. Go to where you’re hated. Reach out to those that don’t know, not the faithful.
So Beto has no solutions! How about get California, New Jersey and Illinois to join national background register!!!!
I’m sorry but that happenstance encounter with a gun seller stinks of a prearranged deal. It stinks.
Beto loves the game Tomorrow he will be in Tulsa, OK In 1920 there was a race riot He will visit to call everyone white racist Same card differnt day
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Beta O'Cuck still won't be president. But I do know we need some reform of our fun laws. I just the Beta stinks
'[Hi, I'm the guy who wants to take your guns]' Tone deaf. and that's a problem.
Good. I think gun people may have some good prospectives. I think there is a lack of communication between democrates and 2nd amendment people. Though, I don’t think it would be useful to speak with the NRA,
This idiot needs to go back across the border and stay there. Since he seems to care for them more than us.
Just ignore him, he has no power and he never will.
'Hopeful'!!!?
Start with the media.
makes me happy that he is trying but i know full well he is going to come out wanting to ban them even more with his misguided attempt at bending it to his view points. that's why him and the other dem candidates will never truly learn and want/do what is best for this country
What that clown should do is get a job at a Wal mart, if they'd have him.
He already announced his plan, this is just anther publicity stunt!
Wasting money, dems aren’t winning Arkansas
This is a leftist orgasm...
I have feet in both the shooting world and the gun control world. I hope some listened to him but so many are so steeped in the lies told by the NRA & GOA that its not likely they will listen to understand. vetsforgunreform
BetoForPresident our only choice.
There’s nothing hopful about Beto
Well, if there was ever a place to have that conversation, he found it.
Did he buy any guns?
Try to that in texas and see what happens lol
Take courses on responsible gun ownership and firearm safety from the NRA.
Wrong guy in the wrong place.
Hey lying Nazi Beto! Liberals also own guns, not just Republicans! Why don’t u talk to liberals about confiscating THEIR Guns too?
I bet he got schooled big time
Damn did he take a video of him trying to take apart a weapon? I can’t stop watching him change a tire
Politicans..... take notes. I am deffenetly not a Beto supporter and think hes nothing but a smile but this is something more people should do. Converse with those who oppose you. Excellent job beta
Donkeys don’t understand the language of human beings
Mass shooting is a symbol of US freedom. Hope your American stand for it.
Hopeful hahaha how true
Nice try Beto. Get out of Texas. We won’t normalize communism and fascism and socialism (CFS) from the left. Buh off.
Beto eats tacos with a fork
You think they are going to listen? they are probably all members of the NRA and are tone deaf. Waste of time.
NFA 1934 all semiautomatic, centerfire, detachable magazine fed, firearms...Background check, 6-month waiting period, registration, and $200 stamp tax.
Did you get that gun that fires 20001 rounds a second with a Free case.
No such thing as an assault rifle. How can you ban something you can even define?! Not a single weapon you can buy at a gun show would be issued to US Soldiers going into battle. None of the guns which have been used in mass civilian shootings are military issue weapons!!!
Next stop furry-con.
Most gun violence is black on black shootings in democrat cities. Nothing the democrats have suggested will change that. They need to get the guns out of the hands of criminals, not the law abiding. Or, keep criminals locked up so we don't get more shootings like Philly.
Beto wants forced buybacks. Get out. Please, do the other candidates a favor who have a scintilla of a chance against trump and just quit the race gracefully.
BETO is a MORON unannounced visit to a gun show is total Bull Shit you see Beto worked in partnership with the FAKE News Media to set up this FAKE Media event. Yet with all gun toting CRAZYS no one SHOT him or cared if he was there
Did he play Air Guitar? Love when he does that
aleighacavalier Leadership! BetoForPresident
That's good. Actually meet with people.
Amazing how much air that abc gives to a guy polling at about 1% when he is speaking their agenda
sierra_elexis I would’ve loved to have read more interviews with gun buyers and sellers. is there a longer article..
That could be his next stop , at lease he is starting somewhere !
Now he should go to Chicago or Baltimore and have the same conversation with gang members. He goes to gun shows because he knows they aren't the violent ones.
There is an error in this article. It cited Mitch McConnell as a leader. I can assure you, he is no leader. Moscow Mitch is only controlled by greed. He doesn't care at all about the American people.
Armed Harriet Tubman protecting black folks before blacks were disarmed by the KKK (Democrats) in 1866 so black families couldn't fight back. KKK were free to continue lynching on disarmed black families - Racist Origins of Gun Control
Showboating again
He talking to the wrong people maybe he needs to to to Chicago or Baltimore where there is a shooting on a nightly basis and ask why law bidding people are not the problem
Huh, he did a good thing for once
Apparently his PR person made sure the visit was announced to ABC News
Here's a thought BAN THEM ! f*** what the gun nuts say,F*** what the N.R.A(they are a terrorist group) says, and ban assault rifles !!! nuff said . these mental midget's with their couch chair understanding of the Constitution and history have no sense of what they say or claim..
No such thing as tyranny anymore.
He in a RED State ha, good luck with that fake chit maga
Hope no more victims by gun accident! They’re just innocent people! Much harm to those family. Ban it please!
All those guns, and not a single one jumped up and started shooting? I guess he’s there to prove the point: it’s the person, not the gun.
Data from 2016: Among prisoners who possessed a gun during their offense, 90% did not obtain it from a retail source. Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show.
That's cool, but really Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders should be doing this, not a zero-chancer like Beto. Put the real candidates on top of the issue
I love this. Instead of bashing people, Beto decided to talk to people on the other side of the issue to learn more and find common ground.
Oh please post video! Please?
Did he do it in spanish?
Beto is a furry.
Lemme guess. Not one said close the gun show loophole..?
Ok :D
Still won't be president
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