As Twitchy reported earlier Saturday, 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke made it clear that as president he would implement a mandatory buy-back of assault weapons. If you own an AK-47 or AR-15, “you’ll have to sell them to the government,” he told a reporter.

This was before news of the twin shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, as was Cory Booker’s tweet, in which he promised on Day 1 as president to crack down on gun manufacturers and close all of those dangerous gun sales loopholes.

Beginning on Day One in office, I will take executive action to reduce gun violence—closing dangerous loopholes in gun sales, cracking down on gun manufacturers, and investing in communities impacted by gun violence. — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 31, 2019

Executive action, huh? Could you be a little more specific?

So your plan is to violate our Constitutional rights as a dictator would? — Real Social Justice (@SJEqualizer) August 31, 2019

Sounds that way, yes.

Who needs congress? ??‍♂️ — ?? Humphrey The Kidd ?? (@HumphreyTheKidd) August 31, 2019

No worries, you will be president just like you are Spartacus, in your mind only. pic.twitter.com/uBpLUeCoVE — Don (@ddspangler7) August 31, 2019

You will never have a day one in your office — Jeffrey Newman (@Jeffrey52389335) August 31, 2019

What office? — Mark (@TheIdesofMark) August 31, 2019

The principals office? — CaPtAiN ChAoS (@Capt_Chaos86) August 31, 2019

Day one in office, LOL… — TheFreedomOpossum (@FreedomOpossum) August 31, 2019

Beginning on day two will be riots. — Fairly Godly Father (@guy_storz) August 31, 2019

Well, you will never win so you wont have to worry about the lawsuits for violating our Constitutional rights you dipwad…… — Oliver Still (@StillOliver) August 31, 2019

well.. keep that thought it wont be in 2020 dude — TeeCoop (@TBeaucoupe) August 31, 2019

Classic candidate mistake. Make a claim that gets the support of the left wing base, but will get you defeated in the general election. remember, Spartcus lost to rhe Romans. — Jennifer O'Neal ✝️? (@jennoneal21) August 31, 2019

Its the lies you spread about "dangerous loopholes in gun sales" that will keep you from higher office. No one can purchase a firearm at a gun show without a FBI NICS background check. No one can purchase a firearm online without a NICS background check. Try it and see, Spartacus — Robert Silva (@LiveFreeNH1784) August 31, 2019

You're not going to do that, BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT. — Alexander Padilla (@Alexpad) August 31, 2019

This guy is still in the race ? — Jim Watkins (@realJimWatkins) August 31, 2019

Save yourself a little dignity and drop out already. — Jennifer P ⭐⭐⭐ (@JensPlexus) August 31, 2019

What do you mean by cracking down on manufacturers? — VHockey477 (@VHockey477) August 31, 2019

On day one you may want to focus on clean drinking water to Newark — Butch Beals (@ButchBeals) August 31, 2019

How about making sure Newark has clean water. — Marsh Rauser (@marshrau) August 31, 2019

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