Posted on 09/10/2019 10:32:10 PM PDT by conservative98
Sen. Cruz said during the debate that the Grassley-Cruz legislation would have helped prevent the mass shooting in Odessa, Texas.
Milano then quoted former President Ronald Reagan, suggesting that Republicans have supported gun control the past. Reagan said:
I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen to own guns for sporting, for hunting, and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for the defense of the home.
Cruz fact checked Milanos use of the Reagan quote, saying Machine guns are functionally illegal right now.
The Texas senator added, the machine gun has been functionally illegal for 80 years, you and I cant purchase a machine gun.
Sen. Cruz also fact checked the notion that an assault weapon ban would help reduce gun violence, noting that when America had an assault weapons ban, the ban did not have a material impact on gun violence.
If we can agree the objective is to keep people safe, then Congress should push for Grassley-Cruz, Sen. Cruz charged.
Guttenberg said he could support Grassley-Cruz if it does complete the objectives he laid out during the debate.
Sen. Cruz also added that many leading Democrats, including former Congressman Beto ORourke (D-TX), have called for national gun confiscation via a gun buyback program.
After the debate, Cruz said that his debate with Milano and Guttenberg was productive and respectful and that legislation such as Grassley-Cruz could help solve the problem of gun violence.
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Has something to do with that little extra hole in the lower receiver and about $30.00 worth of parts......
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