Uvalde families demanding gun control see a win as Texas state bill passes committee vote
The rotunda of the Texas state Capitol echoed Monday with pleadings from more activists who gathered in Austin to demand the legislature take action on gun reform. The rotunda of the Texas state Capitol echoed Monday morning with pleas from more than 160 activists, among them more than a dozen relatives of Uvalde shooting victims, who gathered in Austin to demand the legislature take action on gun reform. Monday marked the last day the Texas legislature could vote on House Bill 2744 -- which would raise the age to buy assault rifle-style weapons from 18 to 21 -- out of committee to be heard for further discussion. Protesters, some holding photos of victims of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, gather at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2023, to call for tighter regulations on gun sales, after a gunman killed several people at a Dallas-area mall on May 6. Eric Gay/AP Protesters gather at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2023, to call for tighter reg...