Families of Uvalde School Shooting Victims Celebrate as Republicans Support Advances Texas ‘raise the age’ bill

Texas Moves to Raise Age Limit for Semiautomatic Rifle Purchases

WASHINGTON (XNews) — The Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety has approved a bill to raise the minimum age for purchasing semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21, following the Uvalde school shooting in 2022 that killed 19 children and two teachers. Families of the victims and advocacy groups like Moms Demand Action have been demanding stricter g…