Breaking: Texas bill to raise age on AR-style gun purchases advances days after Allen shooting
AUSTIN – Facing pressure from parents whose children died in the Uvalde school massacre, a House committee voted on Monday to raise the minimum ageTwo Republicans, Reps. Sam Harless of Spring and Justin Holland of Rockwall, joined with all six Democrats on the committee to advance the measure. Cheers erupted as the vote was taken in a packed committee room, and someone yelled “thank you.”
“This is a big win,” said Jerry Mata, whose daughter Tess was killed last May in the shooting at Robb Elementary School. The bill is unlikely to become law, and it’s unclear whether it will advance to the House floor. But the vote on Monday represents the most substantial movement in recent years to tighten gun laws in the GOP-led Legislature, which has steadily loosened restrictions even in the face of previous mass shootings.
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