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Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview:

"To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."

By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 3, 2018 in remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas:

Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."

By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018