A House panel is holding a hearing to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21.
in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children.
With Republicans nearly in lockstep in their opposition, the House action will mostly be symbolic, serving to put lawmakers on record about gun control ahead of this year's elections. The Senate is taking a different course, withon gun safety legislation that can win enough GOP support to become law.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the ranking Republican on the committee, told Fox News he’ll press his GOP colleagues to oppose the bill. The broader bipartisan group of almost 10 senators met again Wednesday — "a very productive call," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in an interview.Blumenthal has been working with a Republican member of the group, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, on a proposal to send resources to the states for red-flag laws. He said he was "excited and encouraged" by the response from the group.
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