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Beto O'Rourke: “Hell, yes, we are going to take your AR-15 and your AK-47.”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
Hell, yes, we are going to take your AR-15 and your AK-47.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Beto O'Rourke's statement on gun control during his presidential campaign.

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