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0:41Now PlayingGun bill to raise age for AR-15 purchase passes Texas committee | USA TODAY
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0:41Now PlayingTwo Republicans on the Texas House committee voted with Democrats to advance the "raise the age" bill for semiautomatic weapons in a 85 vote.
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In a shocking and last-minute turn of events in Texas, a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase AR-15 style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 passed out of a House committee Monday, advancing the measure hours before a key deadline.
Several Uvalde victims' relatives burst into sobs and cheers in the Capitol hearing room when two Republicans joined all the Democrats on the committee to advance the bill by an 8-5 vote.
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