Republican senator Ted Cruz has defenced US gun laws after theSome 19 children, between the ages of seven and 10, and two adults were murdered on Tuesday when 18-year-old gunmanThe tragedy has ignited a debate about gun control in a country where the topic has become a political fault-line.
Mr Cruz, who has long supported gun ownership rights, attended the National Rifle Association ’s annual meeting in Houston on Friday. He told the crowd how Democrat ‘elites’ were trying to ‘disarm Americans’ in their bid to ban AR-15s, the weapon used in most school shootings. He said: ‘Guns are used defensively to stop a crime between 500,000 and 1 million times every single year.The most recent school shooting has sparked a debate about gun control laws in the US
He argued that leaving ‘only criminals with guns’ would lead to ‘many more single mums on subways’ getting assaulted, as they would no longer be able to commute with their 33-inch semi-automatic rifles in their handbags.Like dozens of high-profile gun ownership advocates in US politics, Mr Cruz
'Defended'? 😩 Doh
And this fella is a senator.. TedCruzIsTheWorst is a hashtag.. i can see why. Can someone not being influenced or has delusional beliefs stand up and start a real talk about gun ownership in a 1st world country where there is an issue.. admit it.
'PEOPLE' They were Childern This shows where you get your funding from Absolutely disgraceful