In a Friday morning interview, Beto O’Rourke doubled down on his desire to ban semi-automatic rifles in America.

Speaking of his proposed change of law, O’Rourke rejected the notion that Americans could decide not to give up their guns. “It’s not voluntary. … It is mandatory,” O’Rourke said of his proposal. “It will be the law. You will be required to comply with the law.”

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