Protesters chanted 'RAISE THE AGE!' and 'DO YOUR JOB!' at lawmakers as they headed to their offices. By the afternoon, the bill passed the Community Safety Committee and is now on its way to the House Calendar Committee.
The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn't have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.The rotunda of the Texas state Capitol echoed Monday morning with pleas from more than 160 activists, among them more than a dozen, who gathered in Austin to demand the legislature take action on gun reform.
In the morning, the protesters chanted "raise the age" and "do your job" at lawmakers as they headed to their offices. By the afternoon, the bill passed the Community Safety Committee and is now on its way to the House Calendar Committee, marking a win for the advocates.
"I'm so sorry I'm not strong today. Maybe that's what y'all need to see. Because at the end of the day, I'm just a mom who wants my daughter back who doesn't want another mom to know my pain," said Rubio, a journalist and a mom of six, as tears rolled down her cheeks.
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