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Ted Cruz: Twice given the opportunity to answer is there any empirical basis for the proposition that strict gun control would…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
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.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz challenges the lack of empirical evidence supporting gun control's effectiveness in reducing violence.

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