Beto O‘Rourke: If Anti-Gun Law Passes, Americans Will ’Turn in Their' Firearms

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd in El Paso, Texas on Aug. 15, 2019. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said American gun owners will turn over their legally-purchased firearms to the government if a law is passed banning those guns.

“If we’re able to pass mandatory buybacks and I’m able to sign that into law, then I fully expect our fellow Americans to turn in their AR-15s and their AK-47s,” O'Rourke told CBS on Oct. 24.