A Republican lawmaker from Texas tweeted "My AR is ready for you" at Beto O'Rourke after the presidential candidate vowed to confiscate weapons as part of his gun control plan, ABC News reported.
State congressman Briscoe Cain's tweet has been branded a "death threat" from O'Rourke, who also announced his campaign staff have reported it to the FBI.
When questioned about it, he responded, "Hell yes, we're going to take away your AR-15, your AK-47."
He added, "We're not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore."
Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain, who has been vocal about his pro-gun stance, tweeted at O'Rourke and wrote, "My AR is ready for you Robert Francis," using the candidate's birth name.
Although his tweet was removed hours later for for violating Twitter's terms of service, O'Rourke snapped a screenshot of the message and shared it to his own followers, writing, "This is a death threat, Representative. Clearly, you shouldn't own an AR-15 — and neither should anyone else."
One user tweeted at Cain, "Did you, uh, just hreaten to shoot a former Congress and current candidate for president?", to which Cain replied, "You're an idiot."
Another user wrote, "Threatening gun violence because you're afraid of people taking away your guns seems like a pretty good reason to take away your guns."
