Ted Cruz emerges as leading Latino opponent of gun control

Ted Cruz, gun control

Republican Senator Ted Cruz, from Texas, says new gun control measures are “unconstitutional.”

New Texas Senator Ted Cruz has wasted no time in establishing himself as the country’s leading Latino opponent of any new restrictions on gun sales or ownership.

Just three days after taking office, Cruz appeared on Fox News Sunday accusing advocates of stricter controls on gun shows, semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammo clips of playing politics with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

“Every parent was horrified by what happened (in Newtown),” said Cruz. “It takes your breath away. But within minutes, we saw politicians run out and try to exploit this tragedy, try to push their political agenda of gun control. I do not support their gun control agenda.”

In becoming Texas’s first Latino U.S. Senator, Cruz campaigned by opposing the closing of the gun-show loophole, re-enacting an assault weapons ban and restricting high-capacity clips.

“I don’t think the proposals being discussed now make sense,” Cruz said on national television Sunday.

But Cruz, a darling of the Tea Party movement and appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee, said there are some legislative measures that he would be comfortable with.

“Look, are there things we can do?” he asked. “Sure. One of the things we could do is we could improve the quality of the federal database (for background checks).”

“Right now a lot of states, a lot of local jurisdictions are not reporting criminal convictions, not reporting mental health, barriers to ownership—and so the federal database is not nearly as good as it should be. That would be a common sense improvement.”

But Cruz said he is adamantly opposed to a proposal put forth by California’s senior senator.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s bill would create a national gun registry,” he said. “I don’t think the federal government has any business having a list of law-abiding citizens who choose to exercise their right to keep and bear arms.”

Ted Cruz: New gun control measures are ‘unconstitutional’

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  • radsenior

    Here’s another politician trying to exploit the massacre/tragedy of Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut. Cruz is no exception. There is no valid viable reason for anyone other than police or the military to have assault weapons of any caliber which has multi-bullet clips. There real tragedy is a mentally challenged person got access to weapons of mass destruction against defenseless children in a confined setting. Though mentally challenged, this murderer planned precisely just how he would go about and kill many for no valid reason except to kill. Murder is murder! Standing behind the 2nd Amendment has no place in a free society as ours. By Cruz coming across as wailing about improving back ground checks is merely TEA-speak for we will not stand in the way of another mass killing, because we will protect the gun runners in America, because they support us the TEA-Republican’s. There are so many loop holes in the gun laws of America. The gun lob by has bought and furnishes many politicians of either color to keep guns an open market for open season on unsuspecting people.
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s bill: “On the first day of the new Congress, I intend to introduce a bill stopping the sale, transfer,
    importation and manufacturing of assault weapons as well as large ammunition magazines, strips and drums that hold more
    than 10 rounds,” Feinstein said.“I am in the process of gathering support for the bill in the Senate and House.”
    “I have been working with my staff for over a year on this legislation,” Feinstein added. “It will be carefully focused on the most dangerous guns that have killed so many people over the years while protecting the rights of gun owners by exempting hundreds of weapons that fall outside the bill’s scope. We must take these dangerous weapons of war off our streets.”
    There are more weapons in America per person than any other country on this earth! The adage:”Guns don’t kill people, people kill people is true. But, the more proliferation of arms of mass destruction makes the body count higher even is there is a security guard, trained by the NRA, on site, with an equal weapon.
    Wayne LaPierre of the NRA on Friday and today said:
    Please accept our condolences for the murder of twenty(20) innocent children! We will not accept responsibility for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction across America. The major manufacturers and importers along with no-background checking gun shows around the country are not the cause. The fault lies with the mentally deranged , evil beings, demons, copycats of fame, criminal class, gang members and we abhor any gun prosecutions and lack of criminal gun prosecutions by a callous and corrupt government. Additionally the fault lies with the demon video producers, the movie industry and other shadow industries including music video that fantasize murder and mayhem. Fault lies with the national media complicit with the moral failings of the government and dishonest thinking on gun control. We fully back the proliferation of guns and defend the gun manufacturers of the world to make money on the blood of innocent children. An assault weapon is necessary and a right at everyone’s expense. We absolve ourselves of any responsibility or complicity in and for any of the past murders committed by people of limited mental capability or deemed mentally incompetent. In conclusion we offer to train and provide additional weapons to schools and trained personnel to create fire zones around every school so as to increase the body count. We will help fund these new shooting ranges. On to the next mass murdering.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jimileejames Jimi Lee James

    Funny, people refer to a “free” society. while talking about taking away my constitutional rights…it is no wonder we are in the shape we are in. Mr.Cruz was exactly right, the only way to change the constitution is to follow rule of law, which is very clear. To amend the constitution you must go about it as set out by the constitution, if it is done properly, and the people vote to ratify, so be it. However, if it is not done properly, and THE PEOPLE have no say, it is unconstitutional.
    Also, how many bullets my gun holds is not anyone’s business, the purpose of the 2nd amendment was to allow for the people to protect themselves from a run away, tyrannical government. So therefore, we the people should be able to defend ourselves with equal standing…