Bill to raise purchase age for certain assault-style rifles passes House committee

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Bill to raise purchase age for certain assault-style rifles passes House committee
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BREAKING: Two Republicans, Rep. Sam Harless from Spring and Rep. Justin Holland from Rockwall, joined the committee's Democrats voting for the bill on the last day possible for the bill to move out of committee.

Two Republicans, Rep. Sam Harless from Spring and Rep. Justin Holland from Rockwall, joined the committee's Democrats voting for the bill.The bill will now go to the full House for a vote.

HB 2744 would raise the age from 18 to 21 to own "a semiautomatic rifle that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine and that has a caliber greater than .22." The bill contains exceptions for if the individual is a peace officer, a member of the United States armed forces or has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces.

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