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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.