After Beto O'Rourke said at the presidential debate that he would take away AR-15 guns as president, Representative Briscoe Cain responded to him on Twitter, "My AR is ready for you Robert Francis." Is this a death threat or is this not a death threat?

Conducted

September 13, 2019

1027 US adults surveyed

After Beto O'Rourke said at the presidential debate that he would take away AR‑15 guns as president, Representative Briscoe Cain responded to him on Twitter, "My AR is ready for you Robert Francis." Is this a death threat or is this not a death threat?

Conducted September 13, 2019

YouGov surveyed 1027 US adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

This is a death threat

41%

This is not a death threat

30%

Don’t know

29%

Conducted September 13, 2019

YouGov surveyed 1027 US adults

This is a death threat

41%

This is not a death threat

30%

Don’t know

29%

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