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The gunman in Uvalde bought two AR-15-style rifles days after he turned 18, the legal purchasing age in Texas, and used the weapons to kill 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary.
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Families of the Robb Elementary shooting victims want to see the purchasing age of certain firearms raised from 18 to 21.
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U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.
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We examine decades of data on gun ownership and gun violence to show trends across the state. Some of them might surprise you.
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Lawmakers tried in 2009 to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out.
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The recommendations fall into four categories — prevention, preparedness, response and review — and include raising the age requirement to 21 for purchasing AR-15-style weapons.
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Red flag laws allow judges to temporarily seize firearms from people who are deemed dangerous. Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.
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The Uvalde native said he met with the families of the 19 kids and two teachers killed last month at Robb Elementary School.
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On Monday John Cornyn made it clear in a Senate floor speech, that there are limits to what he and the Senate GOP conference are willing to support in their efforts to pass bipartisan gun legislation.
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Trends have been increasing over time for both domestic violence homicides and the proportion carried out with guns, with 184 domestic violence homicides of women in Texas in 2021.