Uvalde parents on Texas gun control bill

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The Texas House of Representatives held a hearing on House Bill 2744, which aims to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns in Texas from 18 to 21.

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00:00The age limit would have been 21. My daughter, 18 of her friends and two of her teachers would

00:06still be alive today. Here's what parents of Uvalde victims said to state representatives

00:12about a proposed bill in Texas that would raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons

00:17from 18 to 21. Your thoughts and prayers didn't stop an 18-year-old from purchasing two high

00:23powered semi-automatic rifles and all of those rounds of ammunition. Your thoughts and prayers

00:29didn't stop us from having to bury our children and two teachers. My daughter here next to me

00:34trying to buy super glue at Walmart the other day was flagged for being under 18.

00:41But this kid was able to buy an AR-15 back to back, a thousand rounds of ammo,

00:48bulletproof vest, 60 rounds of mags. I mean, what's wrong with this picture?

00:52We all have disagreements and we all have differences. But I think we can all agree

00:58on one thing. America has a serious crisis and we need to start somewhere to solve this issue.

01:04We do everything to protect these guns. Let's just try something to protect our children.

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