This week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns.

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Why 18-Year-Olds in Texas Can Buy AR-15s but Not Handguns <[link removed]> This week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns. The shooter bought two rifles days after his 18th birthday. by Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

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