MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s top two Republicans say Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants to take people’s guns away. Evers said during a news conference Thursday that he would consider mandatory buybacks for assault weapons. Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke has been pushing the idea in the wake of mass shootings in his hometown of El Paso and in Ohio last month. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a joint statement following Evers’ news conference saying Evers revealed Democrats’ real agenda: taking away guns that are lawfully owned. They called the idea unacceptable and said it shows how radical Democrats have become. Republicans have long insisted that restricting access to guns won’t solve mass shootings. They say the answer lies in better mental health care.
