Buttigieg says O & # 39; Rourke comments on the compulsory buyout of firearms

Democratic presidential candidate Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegO's Rourke responds to Buttigieg's gun review: "This calculation and this fear are what brought us here." Buttigieg: Biden gave a "bad" answer to the debate about the legacy of slavery. Sunday shows MORE said Sunday that he was in agreement with critics that his compatriot hope for the White House in 2020 Beto O 'RourkeBeto O 'RourkeO' Rourke responds to Buttigieg's gun review: "This calculation and this fear is what brought us here in the first place," said Sunday – Firearms Dominate After the Democratic debate O 'Rourke says the rejection of his mandatory buyout proposal shows priorities' PLUS' He played in the hands of the Republican Party with his comments on a proposal to buy compulsory firearms.

CNN Jake TapperJacob (Jake) Paul TapperO's Rourke responds to Buttigieg's gun criticism: "This calculation and this fear are what brought us here in the first place" The moment of the debate on O. Rourke reignites the Cicilline's Firearms Debate: O-Rourke's Commentary AR-15 "Does not Help" MORE Buttigieg asked Sunday at "The State of the Union" he thought that the former Texas Congressman had played in the hands of the GOP when he had said at of the first debate on Thursday: "God, we will take your AR-15, your AK-47."

"Yes," replied Buttigieg.

"Look, we have an incredible moment in our hands," he added.

Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, in Indiana, said the majority of Americans had shown their support for universal background checks, the so-called "red flag" law and the ban on new sale of assault weapons.

"It's a golden moment to do something, it's been discussed since I'm alive," he said.

"Let's make it happen," he added.

O & # 39; Rourke had already advocated a less progressive arms reform policy and not a mandatory buyback program. He changed position after shooting 22 people in a Walmart from his hometown of El Paso, Texas.

Although critics claimed that his position was too extreme, Mr. O. Rourke said he found "common ground" by speaking with firearms owners when he was out of control. an exhibition organized in Arkansas.

Buttigieg Sunday also did not use the interview to hit the vice president Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden deplores whites' supremacy in keynote address on civil rights movement's website Gun Control: Campaign against Sunday's Legislative Agenda – Weapons dominate after democratic debate MORE about his mental abilities, as some of his 2020 opponents have tried.

Tapper asked Buttigieg if he shares some of the concerns voiced by the Democrats about the leader's mental state.

"I trust voters to understand that," replied Buttigieg.

"As the youngest candidate in the field, I am obviously a strong believer in generational change," he said, adding that this was not necessarily related to the age of the candidate.

His concern about Biden's approach to the race, he said, is "promising we'll get back to normal. "

Biden linked his campaign to eight years spent in the Obama administration.

Buttigieg said that many Midwestern voters, whom he represents, voted for President TrumpDonald John TrumpHarris denounces Kavanaugh's fictitious nomination process and calls for his indictment after the allegation of sexual misconduct. Celebrating "Hispanic Heritage Month" at Trump's Age Do not play Charlie Brown at Lucy, an Iranian MORE because they are looking for a change.