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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Alejandro Serrano

Raise-the-age gun bill misses crucial deadline, as Uvalde parents protest outside the Texas House

A vendor table at the SAXET Gun Show at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown on Feb. 26, 2023.
A vendor table at the SAXET Gun Show at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown on Feb. 26, 2023. (Credit: Blaine Young for The Texas Tribune)

The unexpected elation felt this week by gun control advocates and families of Uvalde shooting victims dissolved to despair Tuesday, when a bill that would raise the age to legally purchase semi-automatic rifles lost its newfound momentum and was left off the Texas House’s agenda ahead of a key deadline.

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