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The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday to tighten gun laws days after a mass shooting at a mall in Allen.

A Texas House committee on Monday advanced a bill that would raise the age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.

Two days after a gunman killed eight at an Allen outlet mall, parents of slain Uvalde children had to beg for gun legislation to go to the House floor. Since 2015, at least 170 people have died in mass shootings in Texas.

Two Republicans, Rep. Sam Harless from Spring and Rep. Justin Holland from Rockwall, joined the committee's Democrats voting for the bill on the last day possible for the bill to move out of committee.

The legislation would raise the age requirement for purchasing certain firearms, but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.

A Texas House committee advanced a bill Monday that would raise the minimum age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.

AUSTIN — A bill to raise the age to purchase an assault rifle moved forward after advocates packed the Capitol on Monday in a last-ditch effort to see the bill

Vote marks lawmakers’ biggest step yet to implement new gun safety measures after the mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.

Two Republicans joined Democrats to advance the legislation.