Texas lawmakers advance bill to raise age for purchasing assault-style weapons after recent shootings.
TL;DR
A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles from 18 to 21 has advanced to the full House after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas. The bill is unlikely to become law, but its advancement is unusual for the Republican-led state. The push to raise the age has been led by families of victims of mass shootings, including the one in Uvalde last year.
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