Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Raise Age for Buying Semiautomatic Rifles to 21

Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Raise Age for Buying Semiautomatic Rifles to 21
A person prepares to load a rifle at a shooting range in Stanton, Calif., on May 3, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Caden Pearson
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Texas state lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle to 21, just days after a mass shooting in Allen.

Two Republicans on the House Select Committee on Community Safety joined the committee’s Democrats to approve moving House Bill 2744 to the full chamber for a vote. This move is seen as a small victory for gun control advocates despite the bill being unlikely to pass the conservative Legislature and become law.

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