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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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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. A GOP-led

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Two Republicans on the Texas House committee voted with Democrats to advance the "raise the age" bill for semi-automatic weapons in a 8-5 vote.

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The rotunda of the Texas state Capitol echoed Monday with pleadings from more activists who gathered in Austin to demand the legislature take action on gun reform.

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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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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) -- The Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety passed House Bill 2744 Monday. It will now move to the House Calendars Committee and be considered for a floor vote. The current legislative session ends at the end of May, giving legislators just a few weeks to possibly pass the measure. House Bill 2744 would raise the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic rifle to 21. This comes after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, …

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A Texas House panel advanced a bill Monday that would raise the minimum age limit to purchase semiautomatic rifles, days after a mass shooting at a Texas mall left eight victims dead. The Texas House Community Safety Select Committee approved the bill 8-5 on Monday, with two Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill,…

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

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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 […]

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In a surprise move days after the Allen mall shooting and hours before a key legislative deadline, a Texas House committee advanced a bill Monday that would raise the minimum age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.The bill faces an uphill climb to becoming state law, but the vote marked a milestone for the proposal that relatives of Uvalde shooting victims have been pushing for months.Several relatives of children who were killed in the R…

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In surprise move after mall shooting, Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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. The Select Committee on Community Safety voted 8-5, with two Republicans joining six Democrats, to advance the bill to the full House aft…

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