At the debate, Beto O'Rourke shocked the pundit class & certain members of the Democratic establishment by boldly and clearly declaring “Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47. We're not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore"

The naivety from some on our own side about how Republicans might suddenly decide not to work with Democrats on gun control was a sad sight to behold. Reminiscent of Charlie Brown believing Lucy with the football. And now it has been shown that Trump and Republicans never had any intention of doing anything but the NRA's bidding on gun control.

Beto didn’t waver and he’s been strongly arguing the case for gun control, including mandatory buybacks on TV, in the printed press, and on social media. And barnstorming across the country holding multiple events a day, some roundtables focused solely on gun violence along with rallies covering many Democratic issues.

It's working.

Two national polls from mid-September along with one from Texas:

-NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll showed 45% support for mandatory buybacks maristpoll.marist.edu/…

-ABC News/Washington Post Poll at 52% for mandatory buybacks www.langerresearch.com/…

-UT Tyler at 49.1% support for mandatory buybacks and 28.5% oppose in Texas www.uttyler.edu/…

And now in the most recent national poll, Harris-HillX finds 59% support for mandatory buybacks thehill.com/…

The Overton window is shifting. Moms Demand and March for our Lives and millions of activists are a big part of this. I also give Beto credit for speaking out more strongly and repeatedly than any other politician. Typically there is only a three week attention span after a mass shooting, but Beto has been keeping this issue alive and being talked about.

x Three weeks have passed since the shooting in El Paso. A study found thatÃ¢ÂÂs how long it takes for America to stop paying attentionÃ¢ÂÂbut we will not forget, we will not stop fighting until we end this epidemic. — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 24, 2019 Background checks no longer seem controversial. Americans’ cultural views are shifting on gun control. Perhaps because one third of Americans now avoid certain places because of fear of mass shootings and half of Americans fear being a mass shooting victim time.com/… https://news.gallup.com/poll/266681/nearly-half-fear-victim-mass-shooting.aspx

Beto doesn't accept PAC money, he doesn't poll test issues to decide where he stands. Instead he relentlessly spends time grassroots campaigning talking and listening to voters about their concerns so he has a pulse on where the country is on many issues, including gun-control.

Beto has a strong moral compass and says it does what is right, not waiting for DC pundits to give permission. Even with death threats, he stands strong.

Beto has always been a leader in taking morally correct positions before they were politically popular:

-Beto in 2009 supported legalization of marijuana in order to reduce drug war violence & his current plan is the most progressive Beto's Plan to End the War on Drugs Connects the Dots on Racial & Economic Justice

-Beto in 2017 (and consistently and repeatedly throughout his campaign) while campaigning in TEXAS calls for Trump’s impeachment No Time to Mince Words: Beto on Impeachment.