Texas House Panel OKs Raising Age To Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles
Two Republicans joined Democrats to advance the legislation.
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Two Republicans joined Democrats to advance the legislation.
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 bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday unexpectedly allowed a bill that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out of a House committee — even though the proposal has almost no chance of becoming […]
House Bill 2744 is a top priority for the families of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in Uvalde last May. The bill now heads to the full House.