Sen. Ted Cruz fires back at Chicago mayor in gun control debate

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Published: 1/30 10:48 am

Updated: 1/30 11:03 am

WASHINGTON -- New Texas Senator Ted Cruz is getting into the national gun debate by firing back at Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after Emanuel put pressure on banks to stop lending money to gun makers.

Last week, Emanuel asked Bank of America and TD Bank Group to stop lending money to gun makers who don't support new gun restrictions. Tuesday, Senator Cruz wrote a letter to those banks, both of which do considerable business in Chicago, asking them to bring their business to Texas.

Cruz also wrote to gun makers, saying if they can't get money from banks in Chicago, there are plenty of banks in Texas that will lend them money.

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Lervia - 1/31/2013 7:54 PM

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I'm listening to a radio program with a host that I greatly admire, and his guest is Sen. Ted Cruz. The more I listen to what Cruz is saying, the more excited I am about his integrity, intelligence, actions, opinions, etc. OMG, I agree trutex.....Ted Cruz for President!!! The man is a Rock Star!!!

TeaAm - 1/30/2013 8:55 PM

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TED is awesome. I voted for him and we love the guy:0 He can challenge 'all' because he knows the issues. He is the leader for Hispanic conservatives ! ! !

trutex - 1/30/2013 7:48 PM

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Ted Cruz for President!

Baven2 - 1/30/2013 7:24 PM

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My wife and I voted Ted Cruz in the primary and the general, and this is why. He's conservative, intelligent, and hilariously unwielding to the establishment nonsense. Here's Rahm Emanuel trying to pull a Chicago thug drive by on the banks & gun manufacturers, and Cruz just made Rahm look like an idiot by pointing out they don't have to give Chicago any business whatsoever. The reality is the entire state of Illinois is on the verge of collapse.

Johnny Cash - 1/30/2013 7:09 PM

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Oak Creek, Virgina Tech,and Newtown None of the Shooters used an assault rifle. All were registered democratcs. So why are they trying to ban assault rifles?????

bigman1 - 1/30/2013 3:12 PM

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ok freehole let me dumb this down for you.the point is if you want to kill you don't need a gun.you can kill with anything.most if not all killers have their guns illegaly.and by the way drugs are illegal and how is that working?one more thing,i think it's strange that the naacp and lulac along with maldef,groups that represent people who commit the most gun violence are strangly quiet

FreeHole - 1/30/2013 2:56 PM

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Bigman...the 19 guys killed 3,000 people because they loathed the fact that their country and other islamic nations were (are) threatened and/or opressed by guys with firearms, namely Israel helped by America. SO the guns come into the picture at that point. The 19 guys used domestic airliners because, ironically, it would be very hard for them to get enough guns in the US to obtain the same results. And to all the crybabies...the government is trying to keep some control on ASSAULT RIFLES AND HIGH CAPACITY AMMO CLIPS. They don't care about your hunting rifles or your handguns. Get a grip.

bigman1 - 1/30/2013 2:06 PM

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freehole and luigi Chicago has the strictest gun laws around,and the highest murder rate.plus if you can remember that far back in your drug filled brains 19 guys killed 3000 people 12 yrs ago without a single gun

rtkaba258 - 1/30/2013 1:59 PM

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@Luigi. Killing machines? One can't really be that naive. Guns are nothing but tools. As far as your statement about the majority of Texans being against gun manufacturers moving to our state, you are 100% wrong. The vast majority of Texans support the 2nd amendment, and the right to keep and bear arms. Only the typically "blue" areas, Dallas, Houston, Austin etc are of the pacifist lifestyle. The vast majority of the state support freedom and defense of our rights. You progressive, liberal, kneejerk feelgood loons are the problem, not guns.

Oilfield trash - 1/30/2013 1:48 PM

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Go get em, Ted. They will be able to manufacture guns cheaper in Texas than up North anyway.

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