The Uvalde parents who lost their children in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary waited over 13 hours on Wednesday to testify in favor of a bill that would raise the age for someone to purchase a a semi-automatic rifle.
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Family members told lawmakers if HB2744 was law last May, then the gunman would not been able to purchase the weapon he used. The Uvalde gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school nearly a year ago was able to purchase and use two AR-style rifles and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition only eight days after his 18th birthday.
Veronica Mata, whose daughter Tess, was also killed in the shooting, criticized lawmakers for not listening to their constituents and begged lawmakers to honor her daughter’s death with change.
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