House Votes to Raise Age to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles after Uvalde, Buffalo Families Testify
We ran the numbers: There are 1880 news articles covering this topic. 22% (418) are left leaning, 32% (595) are center, and 46% (867) are right leaning.
House lawmakers voted to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. While left-leaning articles highlight that the vote took place just hours after a House committee heard testimony from a young survivor of the May 24 shooting in Uvalde, right-leaning articles highlight that the White House praised House lawmakers after they set the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons at 21.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the vote took place just hours after a House committee heard testimony from a young survivor of the May 24 shooting in Uvalde. Five Republicans joined most Democrats in backing legislation.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the House approved raising the age from 18 to 21 as part of a package of gun reform measures. The bill heads to the Senate where it's not expected to pass.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the White House praised House lawmakers after they set the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons at 21. The article notes that the legislation has little chance of clearing the Senate.