Ted Cruz actually said...

"the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms does not protect any individual whatsoever"

"twice given the opportunity to answer is there any empirical basis for the proposition that strict gun control would reduce violence, twice you have not been able to give an example of that."

"Are you aware of any serious empirical basis for the proposition that significantly restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms actually results in reducing violent crime?"

"Heller actually went further than that and enumerated some specific examples: namely, a ban on felons possession firearms Heller said was permissible under the Second Amendment."