On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
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?
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Cruz questions the effectiveness of gun control laws on violent crime reduction.
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