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Good afternoon from Aurora, CO where Beto O’Rourke will soon be holding a town hall after spending the morning in Oakland.
A flight delay means this event will start just a little late
A flight delay means this event will start just a little late
Well former governor of Maryland and presidential candidate Martin O’Malley just showed up to open for @BetoORourke
He’s done some stumping for Beto O’Rourke in previous weeks.
He’s done some stumping for Beto O’Rourke in previous weeks.
“Almost every police commissioner of every major city in America was there, begging, our Congress, not to allow the United States of America to be the only country in the developed world that allowed people to buy combat assault weapons but here we are” - @MartinOMalley
This is no doubt this rally in Aurora is focused on gun violence and Donald Trump.
We are less than a mile away from where a dozen people were killed by a shooter at a movie theater in 2012
We are less than a mile away from where a dozen people were killed by a shooter at a movie theater in 2012
A lot going on at this @BetoORourke town hall in Aurora, CO... less than a mile from where a dozen movie-goers were killed at the hands of a shooter armed with an assault rifle in 2012.
Gun control continues to take center stage. Check out these moments:
Gun control continues to take center stage. Check out these moments:
@BetoORourke (1/2) A woman says she drove more than three hours to challenge O'Rourke on his assault weapons ban.
"Hell no, you're not."
She added that she was carrying her handgun with her and commented on O'Rourke's history of a DUI.
O'Rourke insisted that the crowd let her finish.
"Hell no, you're not."
She added that she was carrying her handgun with her and commented on O'Rourke's history of a DUI.
O'Rourke insisted that the crowd let her finish.
(2/2) Beto: "Why would we allow this? You don't need it to hunt. You don't need it for --
Crowd: "Don’t tell us what we need!"
Beto: "The logic of your argument is why shouldn’t we allow you to have a bazooka or drive a tank down the street."
Crowd: "Don’t tell us what we need!"
Beto: "The logic of your argument is why shouldn’t we allow you to have a bazooka or drive a tank down the street."
And there was this emotional moment. A Columbine survivor, Evan Todd, asked Beto to include all semi-automatic weapons in his proposed ban.
"I was the first student that was shot in the library. And I was the last one to talk to the two murderers before they committed suicide."
"I was the first student that was shot in the library. And I was the last one to talk to the two murderers before they committed suicide."
As president, Beto O'Rourke promises he would fill us in on ALIENS!!
Attendee: "If you're president, are you going to let us know about aliens?"
"First time I've been asked this... So, thank you, yeah, and you've got my commitment here and it's on it's on videotape now right."
Attendee: "If you're president, are you going to let us know about aliens?"
"First time I've been asked this... So, thank you, yeah, and you've got my commitment here and it's on it's on videotape now right."
Evidentially, Todd has served as communications director for Bullets Both Ways, an organization that advocates for increased school security, including arming teachers.
And he wasn’t asking for semi-autos to be included in the ban. Todd, according to this tweet, wanted to know if O’Rourke would go there.
