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Twitter takes down 'threat of violence' against Beto O'Rourke but leaves these alone for some reason

As Twitchy told you, Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain responded to Beto O’Rourke’s vow to “take your AR-15” like so:

Beto branded that tweet a “death threat.” And apparently Twitter agreed:

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It does, does it?

Here’s the thing: If Twitter wants to label Cain’s tweet as a “threat of violence,” that’s fine. But how about a little consistency?

What is “Hell yeah, we’re going to take your AR-15” by any means necessary if it’s not a threat of violence?

Good question.

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