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Austin City Council Backs Resolution To Consider Raising Age To Purchase AR-15-Style Rifles

Dillon Burroughs
Austin City Council Backs Resolution To Consider Raising Age To Purchase AR-15-Style Rifles
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The Austin, Texas, City Council voted on Friday to approve a resolution that would consider raising the minimum age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle from 18 to 21 years old.

The approval was documented in the minutes of the June 16 Austin City Council meeting, according to a Fox News report.

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