NRA trolls Beto O'Rourke, calling him 'AR-15 salesman of the year'

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Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has been called 'AR-15 salesman of the year' after making incendiary comments earlier this month which vowed government confiscation of the weapons under his proposed administration.

suggest that public support for the NRA has been waning, apparently in the wake of recent shootings.

O'Rourke's recent comments do seem to have pushed buttons with some gun owners. In at least one case, his comments seem to have inspired increased sales of the weapon. Alpha Dog Firearms, a gun store in Tempe, Arizona,this week by offering what it called"The Beto Special." The guns were sold at a discount and sold out within four hours.

Matt Boggs, the owner of the store, claimed he"wasn't intending to make a political statement" while appearing on the Fox News showThursday morning."I said, maybe I'll sell 20 rifles and see what happens. We're a really small store, so just the attention we've gotten from this whole thing and the positive response has been amazing," Boggs said on the program.on Thursday it would halt production of the AR-15 for civilian sales.

 

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🤨Francis worked hard and hysterically to earn the award.🤷‍♀️

When you threaten sometimes you enhance the problem. Sales will go up in spite of your noble effort.

But Colt didn’t fee the love?

The tweet made me laugh. Terrible, I know, but still funny.

Why do you keep posting this lame article? For like 2 days now. It was lame then and it’s lame now.

It’s all fun and games until we win next year and end your reign of terror. You are finished.

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