Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings
A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly advanced, two days after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas.
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A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly advanced, two days after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas.
Two Republicans joined Democrats to advance the legislation.
A bill proposing to raise the age limit from 18 to 21 to purchase a semi-automatic rifle received hours of testimony in the House select committee on Community Safety.
Those gun control measures debated so far include a state ban on celebratory gunfire as well as a bill proposed in response to an autistic man being shot in a Dallas group home.
At Robb Elementary in Uvalde, 21 were killed on May 24, 2021. That has parents like Nikki and Brett Cross demanding change at all levels, from gun laws to how police respond.