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Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles

Texas Public Radio
Published May 8, 2023 at 2:32 PM CDT
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The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.

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