Sen. Ted Cruz responded to actress Alyssa Milano after the actress asked if there was any Bible passage supporting the second amendment.
"An excellent Q, worth considering carefully w/o the snark of Twitter. It is of course not the right to a modern-day firearm that is God-give but rather the right to Life & the right to Liberty," the Texas Republican said Sunday on Twitter. "Essential to that right to life is the right to DEFEND your life & your family. The right to self-defense is recognized repeatedly in the Bible, eg Exodus 22:2: “If a thief is caught breaking in at night & is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed.” (Note, though, verse 3 says it IS murder if during daylight (ie, not self-defense)."
2/x The right to self-defense is recognized repeatedly in the Bible, eg Exodus 22:2: “If a thief is caught breaking in at night & is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed.” (Note, though, verse 3 says it IS murder if during daylight (ie, not self-defense).
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 1, 2019
Milano, 46, asked on Twitter, in the wake of the Midland and Odessa, Texas shooting, whether someone could cite a passage in the Bible that upheld second amendment rights.
"Can someone cite which passage of the Bible God states it is a god-given right to own a gun?" Milano said Sunday.
Can someone cite which passage of the Bible God states it is a god-given right to own a gun? This guy is unbelievable and is clearly owned by the gun lobby. #NoRA https://t.co/PxVV1RoV2Z
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 1, 2019
The liberal activist asked the question after Rep. Matt Schaefer asserted, "I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans. Period. None of these so-called gun-control solutions will work to stop a person with evil intent."
Milano responded to Cruz Monday saying she would "love" to meet with him and talk about the gun issues next week.
I’d love to come in and meet with you on the gun issue and many other issues that include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, @tedcruz and also, 1 Peter 4:8.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 2, 2019
I’ll be in DC next week. We can live-stream the meeting so the American people can hear your bullshit 1st hand. https://t.co/S3ljfjjOtG
In 2017, Cruz and Milano got in another Twitter spat in which the actress said she was giving a group hug to everyone but the Texas senator. It ended with her inviting Cruz to talk about politics with him in person.
Not you, @tedcruz. You're not invited. 😉 pic.twitter.com/1NTZFvwk9h
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 22, 2017
.@tedcruz but anytime you want to get together to talk about your duty to your constituents, I'd love to chat. People before party.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 22, 2017
