Aaron Ator News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks -- too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault weapons.

In some cases shooters got guns legally under current firearms laws, or because of background check lapses or law enforcement's failure to heed warnings of concerning behavior.

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks — too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault wea

Too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault weapons.