Democratic congressman says ‘we don’t know’ if gun confiscation will stop mass shootings

Published September 23, 2019 11:35pm ET



Rep. Vicente González told CNN he does not know if presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s plan to confiscate AR-15s and AK-47s will stop mass shooting across the country.

The Texas Democrat told CNN on Monday that while he has great respect for O’Rourke, he thinks there are better options to look at before gun confiscation.

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