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Texas House Panel Votes to Raise Age Limit on Guns

  • #Legislation
  • #Gun control
  • #Murders and attempted murders
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MAY 2023
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story last updated MAY 2023

The Spin

Democratic narrative

It took mass protests from angry families to guilt House Republicans to bring this bill to a vote in the committee, and even then, just two Republicans supported it. Although this vote is a great indicator of what can happen when gun-safety supporters make their voices heard, it’s also a clear case of Republicans being beholden to gun lobbyists because the bill won’t get anywhere near enough support to become law.

The New Republic

Republican narrative

Once again, in an effort to place restrictions on Americans’ constitutional right to own guns, Democratic groups are politicizing a tragedy. If the minimum age to purchase a gun had been 21, it still wouldn’t have stopped the mall shooter, who was in his 30s. Restrictions on gun ownership aren't the answer to preventing these tragedies.

Breitbart

Metaculus Prediction


Political split

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