Ted Cruz

Cruz offers prayers, calls for guns in school even though shooter "outgunned" police.

Where in God's name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with it and stand up to the lobbies?" When in God's name will we do what we know in our gut needs to be done?" "Total insanity." Democrats have called for repeal or reform of the Senate filibuster to pass gun legislation, but Manchin rejected the idea despite the school shooting. "When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? That's where he exited his vehicle with what I believe was a rifle and that's when he attempted to enter the school where he was engaged by law enforcement," Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Erick Estrada told CNN. But officers were unable to stop the gunman, who Estrada said was wearing body armor, from entering the school to shoot young children. Work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely." "Just to be clear fuck you @tedcruz you fucking baby killer," he added. Meanwhile, an FBI report released Monday showed that the number of active shooter attacks increased to 61 last year, a 52% increase from 2020 and a 97% increase from 2017. You see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. That, in my opinion, is the best answer." Cruz and other Texas officials, who have vehemently resisted any gun safety legislation, offered alternative solutions to gun control after the massacre.

Cruz responded to a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, by pushing against calls for more stringent gun laws.

Republicans have often blamed mental illness for mass shootings, avoiding assigning responsibility to the ease of access to firearms in the US. "Inevitably when there's a murder of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens," Cruz said to reporters on Tuesday, adding, "That doesn't work. And though polling has consistently shown that most voters on both sides of the aisle support policies such as expanding background checks, Republicans in Congress have consistently blocked efforts to pass legislation along these lines. They haven't worked for the last 20 mass shootings how about passing laws that will stop these killings," Gallego said in a tweet responding to GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California offering "thoughts and prayers" to the families of the victims of the shooting. Cruz in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday also suggested that schools should have armed law enforcement present to help prevent shootings. The Texas shooting came on the heels of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v.

After the mass shooting at an elementary school in his home state, the senator called for armed law enforcement on campuses and faulted Democrats for ...

“Ted Cruz is just a slave to the gun lobby,” Mr. Castro said. Representative Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, called him a “baby killer” in an expletive-laden post on Twitter. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, Mr. Cruz remained unapologetic in his broad opposition to gun control measures. That firm stance has for years thwarted Democratic efforts to enact gun safety measures, even as the death toll from mass shootings in the United States has grown anew. But Mr. Cruz, Texas’ junior senator, has almost uniformly opposed other measures aimed at combating gun violence. “But as sure as night follows day, you can bet there are going to be Democrat politicians looking to advance their own political agenda, rather than to work to stop this kind of horrific violence and to keep everyone safe.” “If Republicans abandon the Second Amendment and demoralize millions of Americans who care deeply about Second Amendment rights, that could go a long way to electing a President Elizabeth Warren,” Mr. Cruz said, referring to the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, who was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination at the time. Last year, after a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., that killed 10 people, Mr. Cruz renewed his complaints that Democrats were seeking to politicize the issue. During his time in the Senate, Mr. Cruz has insisted that he is trying to focus his attention on legislative measures that would narrowly target criminals and protect the rights of citizens who follow the law. Before the shooting, Mr. Cruz, who received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association during his 2018 re-election bid, was scheduled to address the organization on Friday at its convention in Houston. A spokeswoman for Mr. Cruz did not respond when asked if he still planned to attend the gathering. “If you look to the past, we know what is effective, and it is targeting the felons and fugitives and the bad guys,” Mr. Cruz told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday evening. WASHINGTON — Hours after the worst school shooting in a decade took place in his home state, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas acknowledged that there were “way too many of these horrific mass murders” and suggested a possible solution: putting armed law enforcement on campuses.

Cruz said after the shooting, 'You see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of ...

'We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding. So, having the right training for some of these people at the school is the best hope.' No families should ever have to fear violence in their children's schools,' Sinema stated. They haven’t worked for the last 20 mass shootings how about passing laws that will stop these killings.' 'Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde,' he said. Texas Senator Ted Cruz accused Democrat politicians of using the Robb Elementary School massacre to advance their political agenda after at least 18 children and a teacher were shot to death at an elementary school in Uvalde 'You care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered. Gallego went after Texas Senator Ted Cruz in multiple tweets after the conservative accused Democrats of trying to politicize the tragedy Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona called GOP Texas Senator Ted Cruz a 'f***ing baby killer' in a series of Twitter posts on Tuesday night expressing his outrage and grief over the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed at least 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Iraq war veteran, called out several of his Congressional colleagues in a series of tweets expressing outrage and grief over the circumstances that led to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday - He and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have called for arming teachers and other school staff in the wake of Tuesday's massacre - Ted Cruz was criticized for saying he was praying for the city of Uvalde while having a track record of opposing legislation intended to curb gun violence

Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego pulled absolutely no punches in his response to the tragic mass shooting that happened at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school ...

Gallego did more than just rant aimlessly in the wake of Tuesday's tragedy. Just get your ass to Cancun. You are useless." His next message was to Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, pushing her to end the filibuster in order to "pass sensible gun measures."

Texas senator has been condemned for tweet 'lifting up in prayer' the 19 children killed at school in Uvalde.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Mr Cruz, who has long cultivated an image as a culture warrior when it comes to issues like gun control, has already been widely condemned for a tweet he sent out after the Uvalde massacre, saying he and his wife were “fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting”. As Ted Cruz faces criticism for his response to the mass shooting that left 19 children and 2 adults dead in Uvalde, Texas, a video has re-emerged showing the Republican senator frying and eating bacon on the same type of gun apparently used by the shooter.

Lawmakers began flooding social media with statements in the wake of a mass shooting that took place at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.

But after the shootings in El Paso and Santa Fe, he blamed mental illness for gun violence.” House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) replied with, “aren’t you slated to headline a speaking gig for the NRA in three days—in Houston, no less? Just get your a** to Cancun. You are useless.” “Democrats would love nothing more than to shift the blame and stoke anti-gun sentiment, and create a national gun registry in the process,” said Cruz in a statement. You can do more than pray. Messages of condolences have been rolling in after a gunmen shot and kill over a dozen children at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. That includes Sen. Ted Cruz (R), who represents the state where the shooting occurred, and he’s receiving sharp backlash for his comments that critics thought seemed to prioritize gun rights over human life.

Ruben Gallego lashed out at the NRA and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in a series of profane tweets regarding the Texas school shooting.

He has directed variations of the F—- you phrase at Russian President Vladimir Putin, Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and former Fox News host Geraldo Rivera. “Just get your ass to Cancun. You are useless.” Gallego followed that tweet a few minutes later with another: “Just to be clear f—- you @tedcruz you f—- baby killer.”

Cruz came under fire for preparing to speak on Friday at an event hosted by the NRA, a gun rights advocacy group, less than 72 hours after the school ...

When in God's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done,' Biden said. But he came under fire for his track record of opposing tougher gun laws, and the fact that he is due to speak at an NRA event in Texas on Friday - alongside state governor Greg Abbott and former President Trump. The shooting was the deadliest such incident since 14 high school students and three adult staff were killed in Parkland, Florida in 2018 - and the worst at an elementary school since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut, in which 20 children and six staff were killed. Just get your *ss to Cancun. You are useless.' Texas Senator Ted Cruz accused Democrat politicians of using the Robb Elementary School massacre to advance their political agenda after at least 18 children and a teacher were shot to death at an elementary school in Uvalde Cruz offered his own condolences to the victims of the shooting, thanking law enforcement and offering 'prayer' for the families affected.

The Texas senator, to whom gun rights groups have given more than $442,000, then proceeded to talk not about legislation that would crack down on firearms but ...

Cruz then mentioned legislation he introduced in 2013 that he said “would spend $300 million on federal grants to harden schools” in the form of bulletproof glass and doors, and armed police officers. The gunman then entered the building through “a back door.” He was later shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent, according to the AP. “This is on you until you choose to do something different,” O’Rourke said.