During a campaign stop in North Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said recent calls for the State of Texas to raise the minimum age to 21 to buy an AR style rifle will be unsuccessful.
He pointed to several court rulings, including one last week by Federal Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth which said the state's age restrictions to carry a handgun violate the 2nd Amendment.
In response to Abbott's remarks, Democrat Beto O'Rourke tweeted late Wednesday afternoon that it is possible to increase the minimum age of purchasing an assault-style rifle. "Raise the minimum age of purchase for example of an AR 15 to at least 21-years-old, have a red flag law so if someone is threatening to use a firearm against students in a classroom, we can intervene before it's too late and implement a universal background check," O'Rourke said.
Last year, a three-judge panel in the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals initially ruled 2-1 that 18-year-old's have the right to keep and bear arms.Abbott stopped at Maggie Pitka's house to mark his campaign's two millionth door knock."I wanted to give you one of these cards ok, it tells you more about me but also to ask for your vote.
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