US House votes to raise age for some semi-automatic weapons
By DW
12 June 2022 |
4:13 pm
The vote by lawmakers in the Democratic-majority House follows mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. The measure is unlikely to pass in the Senate.
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