News Alert: O'Rourke's debate moment reignites gun debate on Sunday shows

View in your browser     O'Rourke's debate moment reignites gun debate on Sunday shows Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) comments on gun control in the third Democratic presidential debate Thursday evening propelled the topic to the forefront on Sunday morning, with Democratic guests suggesting his comment that “hell yes, we’re going to take” assault-style rifles could play into GOP hands . O’Rourke, who has ramped up his rhetoric on gun control in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 22 in his hometown of El Paso, defended the remark, telling NBC’s Chuck Todd that concerns about how it would play politically “just [show] how screwed up the priorities in Washington, D.C. are.” Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.