
Three Months After Uvalde Tragedy, Hundreds Demand Increase in Assault Weapon Age Limit (Photos)
“Our children's lives depend on common-sense laws that the vast majority of Texans desperately want.“
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Gus Bova is a senior staff writer and assistant editor at the Texas Observer. He covers labor, politics, and other major Texas stories. He has written extensively on topics ranging from the border wall to homelessness. Before coming to the Observer, he worked at a shelter for recently arrived immigrants and asylum-seekers. He studied Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas.
“Our children's lives depend on common-sense laws that the vast majority of Texans desperately want.“
Local governments in and near Uvalde are still urging the governor to consider raising the age to purchase AR-style weapons.
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