A Texas House panel voted to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-style semi automatic rifle from 18 to 21 in response to the recent mass shooting at a Texas Outlet Mall. This measure still faces long odds to pass the full legislature. AR-15s, like the one used in the Texas shooting, have become more popular in recent years, and have been involved in 10 of the country's 17 deadliest mass shootings.

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