THREAD: @BetoORourke's report from a gun show. It is shocking & worth the time.
Lee,
I went to a gun show the other day. As soon as I walk in, a guy says, “Hey are you Beto? I’m a fan.” That was the last thing I expected to hear at a gun show. He invited us to see his.../1
...booth. where he was selling AR-15s. Before we walked over I said, “I’ll be honest with you, part of the reason I’m here is because I’m concerned about gun violence, that we lose 40,000 people a year. I want to listen to everyone on this. So I came here to listen to you."../2
Tell me what you think. How do we fix this?”
I kid you not, the next words out of his mouth shocked me. He said he should not be allowed to sell weapons because he is not required to conduct a background check at gun shows. But he goes on to tell me that if you’re 18-years-old,/3
can prove it, and have a pulse, he’ll sell you a gun. And then he says he doesn’t think that’s right. Even though he’s profiting from this current system, he knows the current system is broken.

Another guy, a Trump voter, tells me he has an assault weapon, and says he.../4
...doesn’t know if it will do any good, but he would be willing to turn that weapon in if it’s better for this country. I was floored. Here are two guys literally at a show telling me we should close the gun show loophole, have universal background checks, and do something.../5
about assault weapons.
One of the things we learned from the Senate race in Texas was how important it is to not write anyone off. No matter where they live, who they voted for in the last election, how red or blue their county is. Never write anyone off. That’s why we just.../6
traveled to some of the forgotten states in the Democratic primary: Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. We’re going to run everywhere. We’re not ceding an inch to Donald Trump. I believe that if we do that, we will not only win the presidency in 2020, we.../7
...will win it in a landslide. Democrats can take on Republicans & win, in places we didn’t even think we could compete. And in doing so, we can bring this country back together again. But we have to build a campaign big enough to reach all these places and people. .../8
This note is from Lee. This is exactly why I'm supporting Beto every American counts. Here's a website if you're interested. No amount is too small. He'll put a great admin in to address health, VA, education etc. We can do this if we work together. secure.actblue.com/donate/teambet…

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fincen.gov
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