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Cruz met with gun control advocates [[Alyssa Milano]] and [[Fred Guttenberg]] to discuss [[gun violence in the United States]]. Guttenberg said this was "a really important day".<ref>{{cite web |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Paul |title=Parkland dad describes meeting with Alyssa Milano and Ted Cruz |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/11/politics/parkland-father-ted-cruz-alyssa-milano-gun-control-cnntv/index.html |website=[[CNN]]|date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2020 }}</ref>
In May 2022, after the [[Robb Elementary School shooting]], Cruz blamed [[mass shooting]]s on [[Decline of Christianity in the Western world|declining church attendance]], [[Violence and video games|violent video games]], [[prescription drug]]s, [[cyberbullying]], [[social isolation]], and other societal factors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evers-Hillstrom |first=Karl |date=2022-05-27 |title=Cruz blames everything but guns for school shootings in NRA address |url=https://thehill.com/news/3504498-cruz-blames-everything-but-guns-for-school-shootings-in-nra-address/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, Cruz voted against the [[Bipartisan Safer Communities Act]], a gun reform bill introduced following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The bill enhanced background checks for firearm purchasers under the age of 21, provided funding for school-based mental health services, and partially closed the [[gun show loophole]] and [[boyfriend loophole]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeBonis |first=Mike |date=June 25, 2022 |title=How the Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/25/senate-gun-deal-behind-scenes/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
[[File:Transition Authorization Act Signing (NHQ201703210002).jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Cruz and President [[Donald Trump]], after signing the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017]]
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