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El-Sayed's Second Amendment video draws fire in Michigan Senate race
The Michigan Senate candidate made the clip private after floating a replacement for the amendment, and Fox News says it raises alarms about his gun control agenda; so much for private.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN This MorningPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “El-Sayed's own words reveal a radical plan to dismantle the Second Amendment”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:34 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Michigan Senate, El-Sayed.
- BBN covered this story before: AOC joins el Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, 2028 ambitions in play (October 14).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, I need the basics. What actually happened with this Michigan Senate candidate?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAbdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, floated replacing the Second Amendment in a video he later made private, according to Fox News.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPrivate? So it's not online anymore?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot publicly. Fox says the video raised alarms about his gun control agenda, and that is the outlet's framing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe haven't been given a response from him.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoes this change anything for me, a guy who just wants to get to work?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOnly if you vote in Michigan. For everyone else it is one candidate's words and a political fight over them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat happens next? Can I at least watch the video?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody knows yet what comes next. And the only people who have seen it lately are the ones who made it private.
The story so far
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- Obama endorses El-Sayed in new Michigan Senate ad · Newsmax
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- El-Sayed calls AI an 'existential threat' in Michigan Senate race · The Hill
- AOC joins el Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, 2028 ambitions in play · Washington Examiner
- El-Sayed's Second Amendment video draws fire in Michigan Senate race (this story)
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