firearms

City Council

Austin City Council approves resolution to encourage raising minimum age for purchasing AR-15 style weapons | #citycouncil

CNN  —  The city council in Texas’ capital approved a resolution to explore raising the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles and other semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 during a meeting Thursday. The resolution directs Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to “explore every option” to would allow the city to restrict the sale of such […]

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Mayor

Chattanooga shooting: Mayor vows to treat gun violence ‘like the crisis it is’ after the city’s second mass shooting within 8 days

CNN  —  The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowed to treat gun violence “like the crisis that it is” after the city saw its second mass shooting in just over a week early Sunday. Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., with […]

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