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Posted: 2022-08-11T03:51:38Z | Updated: 2022-08-11T14:05:06Z

Former Rep. Beto ORourke , the Democratic candidate for governor in Texas, didnt hold back when a heckler laughed as he described the gun used to murder 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde earlier this year.

It may be funny to you, motherfucker, but its not funny to me, OK? ORourke fired back at the laugher, who was standing among a small group of supporters of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott .

See the full exchange from Wednesday evening in Mineral Wells, about 50 miles west of Fort Worth:

ORourke, who is polling 5 percentage points behind Abbott , has long made gun control a core issue.

Earlier this year, ORourke interrupted a news conference held by Abbott after the Uvalde mass shooting to demand action.

Youre doing nothing. Youre all doing nothing, ORourke told Abbott and other officials gathered on a stage for the event.

ORourke was escorted out.

This is on you, he said before leaving. Until you choose to do something different, this will continue to happen. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just like they were killed in Uvalde yesterday.

After Wednesdays event, ORourke tweeted:

ORourkes f-bomb got quite the reaction on Twitter: