{"id":301803,"date":"2021-03-24T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=301803"},"modified":"2021-03-24T16:16:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:16:48","slug":"sen-cruz-ive-been-leading-effort-to-fight-gun-violence-since-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-ive-been-leading-effort-to-fight-gun-violence-since-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cruz: I\u2019ve been leading effort to fight gun violence since 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-cruz-ive-been-leading-effort-to-fight-gun-violence-since-2012%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=301803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2390973\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2390973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Ted Cruz and other members of the Republican Conference left a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:10 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) weighed in on the debate over gun control in the wake of two mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Cruz said he\u2019s been leading the effort to fight gun violence since he was elected in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The senator touted legislation he and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced in 2013. He said it would\u2019ve prevented violent criminals, felons and those with serious mental illness from illegally buying guns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every time there is a shooting Democrats propose going after law-abiding citizens &amp; their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2A<\/a> rights.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s target the bad guys, put them in jail, and stop them from getting guns.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not scapegoat innocent law abiding citizens &amp; let&#8217;s not target their Constitutional rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eGRvLj2M7j\">pic.twitter.com\/eGRvLj2M7j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1374390863057457156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Cruz said the bill didn\u2019t get enough support from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt got the most bipartisan support of any of the comprehensive legislation voted on on that issue and yet, it didn\u2019t pass,\u201d Cruz stated. \u201cIt didn\u2019t pass because Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer and the Democrats filibustered it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s remarks came after he slammed Democrats during Tuesday\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas senator claimed Democrats are weaponizing mass shooting incidents to push legislation that would take away guns from law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/visitors-to-capitol-welcome-fence-removal\/\">Visitors To Capitol Welcome Fence Removal<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz and other members of the Republican Conference left a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. 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