Rare GOP votes in Texas for gun bill after mass shootings

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The vote came just days after eight people at an outdoor mall in Dallas were killed by a 33-year-old gunman

By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER

The bill has little chance of becoming law, but that did not stop powerful gun rights groups Tuesday from springing into action to stamp out the rare glimpse of momentum for supporters of tougher restrictions as mass killings continue to spread anguish in Texas. The vote Monday came unexpectedly. For weeks the bill had stalled in the committee, but as protesters filled the Capitol and shouted “Do Something!” two days after the shooting in Allen, the committee gathered to vote the bill out.

 

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