Ted Cruz actually said...

"I think we should continue to respect and protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens."

"The Supreme Court's decisions in Heller and McDonald were landmark decisions."

"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?"

"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."