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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz May Require Background Check Before Letting Supporter Shoot With Him
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) plans to take one lucky supporter with him on an upcoming "shooting excursion" as part of a recently launched fundraiser and sweepstakes for his presidential campaign. But there's a catch: the winner may have to endure a background check first.
The caveat is an interesting one given that Cruz helped lead the effort to defeat a 2013 bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales nationwide. The bill, which was championed by President Obama in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, ultimately went down after an intense lobbying effort from pro-gun groups.
In an interview with TPM on Friday afternoon, Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler defended the contest's background check requirement and said it was "not inconsistent" with the senator's track record.
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Cruz May Require Background Check Before Letting Supporter Shoot With Him (Original Post)
AngryDem001
Jun 2015
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madamesilverspurs
(15,804 posts)1. Would make more sense
to have citizens require Cruz to pass a sanity test before he's allowed to shoot his mouth off.
BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)2. Especially if it's Dick Cheney...n/t
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)3. Is his name Dick?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. Gun lovers know just how dangerous other gun lovers are.