Texas advances stalled gun bill after recent mass shootings.

Republicans in Texas allowed a bill to raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out of a House committee, despite having almost no chance of becoming law. The move came after two more mass shootings in Texas, revealing faint momentum for gun control advocates. However, it also underscored how Texas Republicans are resistant to gun restrictions. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has shown no appetite for revisiting gun restrictions after two mass shootings in the span of a week.