Texas GOP Blocks Gun Control Measure and Raise-the-Age Bill Misses Deadline

Republicans in Texas have stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for AR-style rifles, virtually ensuring that the GOP-controlled Legislature will not restrict gun access after more mass shootings. The legislation had unexpectedly come within reach of a full vote in the state House with the help of two Republicans, but the deadline to move the bill toward a full House vote came and went as protesters chanted outside the chamber. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has long rejected calls for tighter gun laws after mass shootings in Texas.