The National Rifle Association's political action committee raised more funds in the first half of 2019 than gun control PACs did, filings show. 
South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg said that fellow 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke went too far with his hard-line stance on gun control at Thursday's primary debate. 
Democrats and media members have pledged for years some version of "nobody wants to take your guns away" when gun control laws come up for debate. 
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell said that presidential candidate Beto Rourke's (D.) call for a mandatory buyback of AR-15's and AK-47's complicates the push for gun control. 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) wrongly claimed at Thursday night's primary debate that a majority of U.S. senators supported an assault weapons ban in 2013. 
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas) said at Thursday's debate that "hell yes" he was going to seize AR-15s and AK-47s, the most popular rifles in America, from their owners if he became president. 
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Thursday called on big banks and other financial institutions to cut off business with gun companies in an effort to bankrupt them. 
Business leaders and CEOs sent a letter to members of the Senate on Thursday, demanding that it impose background checks on gun sales and strengthen "red flag" laws, the New York Times reported. 
Two new polls show support for most gun control proposals has receded or remained constant despite a spate of mass shootings. Polls from Quinnipiac University and an ABC News/Washington Post partnership asked about the gun control debate in America and specific gun control proposals. 
Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke (D.) has entered the "f*ck it" phase of his campaign as he continues to struggle to gain traction in polls, according to a report from Politico. The former Texas representative refocused his campaign on calls for expansive gun control policies in the wake of mass shootings over the past month and a half, and has also expanded his use of profanity. 