WASHINGTON _ Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing his own version of gun control legislation in the Senate, but gun violence researchers said it's unclear whether his plan will help prevent mass shootings.
Cruz, a Texas Republican, is pushing the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019 this fall, a bill he introduced with Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican. Its prospects are likely to depend on whether President Donald Trump supports the measure, and so far there's been no word from the White House.
"We should take up and pass (this bill and) focus on how you actually stop these violent crimes, which is going after the violent criminals and stopping them before they commit," Cruz told reporters at a recent Christian Science Monitor breakfast.
