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“My AR is ready for you Robert Francis.”
– State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, Twitter-taunting Beto O’Rourke and his call for an assault-weapon buyback at last Thursday’s Democratic debate in Houston. After reporting Cain to the FBI for making a terrorist threat, O’Rourke helped his Democratic challenger Josh Markle raise $68,000 over the weekend.
This article appears in September 20 • 2019.
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