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Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives have successfully stalled a bill that would raise the purchasing age for AR-style firearms if signed into law.
Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law has flickered out, days after a mass shooting near Dallas left eight people dead.
A Texas bill that would raise the age to legally purchase semi-automatic rifles lost its momentum, and was left off the Texas House’s agenda ahead of a key deadline.
The measure would ban Texans from selling, renting, leasing or giving assault-style rifles above .22 caliber to anyone under age 21.
Time is ticking for a bill raising the minimum age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles in Texas to be heard on the House floor for a debate and vote.