The change could have saved their children from last year's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, they said during emotional testimony that stretched late into the night.
Uvalde families pleaded with state lawmakers late into the night Tuesday to raise the age to purchase assault-style rifles — a change they said could have saved their children from last year's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.Uvalde, Santa Fe families rally for gun safety bills on five-year anniversary of Parkland massacre
The shooter killed 21 people simply because he could, Moody said — because he was able to purchase two AR-15-style rifles and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition just days after he turned 18. “Had this bill been the law in the state of Texas one year ago, the gunman would not have been able to purchase the semi-automatic weapon he used to murder our daughter and 20 others eight days after his 18th birthday,” said Kimberly Rubio, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Lexi. “It's too late for us.
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Texas House committee set to debate firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shootingThe House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms and how authorities report those purchases. One of these bills would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.
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Texas House committee set to debate firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shootingThe House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms. One of them would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.
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