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In reply to the discussion: O'Rourke doesn't know if he's a progressive. [View all]this should give you an idea:
Require background checks for all gun sales to ensure that firearms only get into the hands of responsible, law-abiding individuals. This means finally closing the gun show, online, and boyfriend loopholes.
Stop selling weapons of war and high-capacity magazines to ensure that firearms designed to kill as effectively and efficiently as possible on the battlefield arent used in our schools, our streets, our churches, and our concerts.
Block the erosion of Texas license to carry standards by opposing Concealed Carry Reciprocity, which would force Texas to allow anyone from states with weak to nonexistent conceal carry laws to disregard our own public safety requirements.
Fully support federal research on gun violence so that we can better understand and address its root causes.
https://betofortexas.com/issue/gun-safety/
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I don't care what he is. I have one criteria for our 2020 candidate - the ability to beat Trump.
Vinca
Dec 2018
#1
Trump benefited from a large field and winner-take-all primaries. And, as others have said...
Garrett78
Dec 2018
#32
Yep. Remember just a couple days ago people lost their collective shit over even the prospect of...
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2018
#15
more likely it was a political move since he is from Texas and was seeking higher office
JI7
Dec 2018
#21
He was for background checks and bans/regulation of assault weapons. Pretty bold for a Texas race.n
Blue_true
Dec 2018
#45
Good call. These days you don't know what people mean when they say progressive.
betsuni
Dec 2018
#36