ORourke to headline gun control forum organized by Moms Demand Action

Former representative Beto O’Rourke is set to speak at a gun control meeting Wednesday as the public waits for his final decision on whether he will run for president in 2020. Moms Demand Action, a pro-gun control group, will host its first El Paso Chapter meeting Wednesday at 5:30 pm, at the El Paso Community Foundation Room downtown. According to On The Issues, a political stance tracking website, O’Rourke supports universal background checks on firearm purchases, which could bring delays for anyone buying a gun or rifle, and he seeks to close background-check loopholes like private sales that could circumvent federal requirements. O’Rourke also supports allowing the Centers for Disease Control to study gun violence, something it is currently barred from. He has also said he would work to ban assault-style weapons, which have been used in mass shootings but have no specific or functional definition when it comes to their use or destructive capability.