This week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns.
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Thu. May 26, 2022
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.
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