gun silencer company, that s the industry he comes from and he s concerned that expanding background checks would leave a paper trail that could then be turned into a gun registry that could then be turned or then allow lawmakers to confiscate guns when you heard lawmakers say a couple of weeks ago that beto o rourke s comments about buying back ar-style weapons was unhelpful, they were talking about it was uns h s hahelpful s current debate given concerns expressed by white house advisers fred, that s the nra talking point from the industry, which is really what they represent, not the rank and file which are in support of background checks, largely. it s the manufacturers that make these silencers who have made the argument that anything that could expand background checks could end up in your guns being taken away it s the super silly slippery slope argument
it was a well-intentioned answer and it was a bad answer. meanwhile, elizabeth warren unveiling a sweeping anti-corruption proposal, that set strict new limits on lobbying powers, including banning lawmakers and their senior staff from serving on corporate boards and requiring new lawmakers to disclose potential financial conflicts before taking office. the money is everywhere. it s so many different ways, the corruption infects so many different decisions, that it comes to us what to do about it. reporter: also playing out on the campaign trail, a debate over the mandatory buyback of assault-style rifles. hell, yes, we re going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. reporter: some democrats voicing concern those comments play into the hands of republicans. even this president and even mitch mcconnell are at least pretending to be open to reforms. we know that we have a moment on our hands. reporter: beto o rourke pushing back, tweeting, when candidates say at least donald
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million barrels a day. if you take that thing out and continue these attacks we re talking about the energy supply for most of the world. what action do you anticipate the u.s. will take against iran? we could retaliate against iran and the problem with that is there could be a very quickly an escalation which would put the entire gulf in jeopardy. i m sorry for running these figures by you but 55% of the world s oil reserves sit around the persian gulf. again, sources tell cnn the attack is likely to jolt oil markets and that saudi arabia s ability to resume production will determine how long that hit lasts. now to the controversy over beto o rourke s promise to enforce a mandatory buy back of assault style weapons. it has now triggered a provocative response from republicans in his home state.
the texas gop is offering this tee shirt in exchange for $30 donations. it reads, beto, come and take it. here is o rourke s comment that started all of this. i am if it s a weapon that was designed to kill people on a battle field [ applause ] if the high impact, high velocity round when it hits your body shreds everything inside of your body because it was designed to do that, so that you would bleed to death on a battle field, hell yes we re going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. we re not going to allow it to be used against fellow americans anymore. [ applause ] o rourke himself is also fundraising off that rallying cry. he is selling tee shirts with his quote hell yes we re going to take your ar-15. we ll bring in the washington post s congressional reporter and the white house correspondent for reuters jeff mason. both sides trying to fund raise and galvanize their base off of this. who stands to gain the most from it? republicans or democrats?