Standing firm on the Second Amendment, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said at a pro-gun event Saturday that the atrocities in South Carolina proves the need for the death penalty, not greater gun control.
At a “Celebrate the 2nd Amendment” event held in Johnston, Iowa, Cruz said that Charleston shooter Dylann Roof should receive the death penalty.
“Gov. Nikki Haley in South Carolina said this individual who committed the heinous murder in South Carolina should be subject to the death penalty. I got to say the death penalty was designed for people who commit horrid crimes like this,” Cruz told The Des Moines Register.
Cruz said the goal of all gun laws should be to stop criminals, not law-abiding citizens, from obtaining firearms.
“If you have a violent felon, if you have a fugitive who is illegally trying to buy guns, we should come down on them like a ton of bricks,” he continued. “I want to know if there are murderers and rapists trying to buy guns. We should stop them.”
The Second Amendment has been one of Cruz’s primary focuses as he campaigns in Iowa, touting his position as a defender of the Constitution.
“In Texas, there is a right answer on the Second Amendment: I support the Second Amendment. Unless you are clinically insane, that’s the right answer,” Cruz continued. “Heck, even Democrats say they support the Second Amendment in Texas.”
