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Associated Press
Paul J. Weber
AUSTIN, TX — Beto O'Rourke of the Democratic Party , a Texas gubernatorial candidate responded to the jeering at a campaign stoppage after hearing giggles, criticizing its ease. A gunslinger at Uvalde Elementary School legally purchased his AR-15 style rifle.
By Thursday, a video of the O'Rourke interaction at the Mineral Wells rural town hall hadmillions of views on social media. O'Rourke made headlines for calling for tougher gun control in the wake of the worst classroom shooting in U.S. history.
O'Rourke on Wednesday legally buys weapons "originally designed for use on the battlefield" by his 18-year-old gunslinger in Uvalde and brings them into his fourth-grade classroom I objected to what I could do. When someone in the crowd laughed, O'Rourke stopped and pointed at them. said.
Supporters stood up and cheered. The video shows a handful of people in the crowd holding autographs of Republican Governor Greg Abbott, O'Rourke's opponent in November, but who O'Rourke was speaking to specifically.
Campaign spokesman Chris Evans said City Hall continued without further encounters.
19 children and 2 teachers were killed in the May Massacre. O'Rourke, who had asked to be raised to age, interrupted an Abbott-led press conference at Uvalde after the shooting, denouncing a second term. An inactive governor.
Gun violence was one of O'Rourke's most vibrant issues as his candidate, including during his 2019 presidential run. stage of discussion. He tried to convey a more moderate message about firearms while running for governor in gun-friendly Texas. 66} Receive the latest headlines, stories, opinions and photos from the Toronto Sun from the newsroom to your inbox at noon.
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