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Texas panel advances bill raising minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles after Allen shooting

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Facing renewed calls for stricter gun control after a mass shooting near Dallas, a Republican-led Texas House committee advanced a bill Monday that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 even though the proposal has little or no chance of actually becoming law.

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Boston Globe

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Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings - The Boston Globe

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.

3 years ago·Boston, United States

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Mountainview Today

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Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday unexpectedly allowed a bill that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out of a House co

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Delta Optimist

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Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

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North Shore News

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Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

3 years ago·Vancouver, Canada

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Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday unexpectedly allowed a bill that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out of a House committee — even though the proposal has almost no chance of becoming law.The surprise move revealed faint momentum for gun control advocates after a weekend mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas, but at the same ti…

3 years ago·Detroit, United States

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