Watch: Beto Pushes AR-15 Ban, Claims Gun Rights Aren't 'Absolute'

Following Thursday night’s Democrat debate, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke pushed his AR-15 ban while suggesting gun rights are not “absolute.”

O’Rourke actually stressed his belief that no right is absolute, but he applied it to guns, as that was the topic at hand.

He said: “I think the precedent and common sense is pretty clear on this, that none of our rights are absolute; that there are some common sense limitations to them.”

He went on to suggest “you can’t own a grenade launcher or a bazooka,” therefore, you ought not be able to own an AR-15.

During the debate itself, O’Rourke confirmed his support for confiscation of AR-15s and AK-17s. At one point he even declared, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15 and AK-47.”

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