House Votes To Raise Age To Buy Assault Weapons

June 8, 2022 Democrats, Mass Shootings

The House voted Wednesday to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, as part of a package of gun bills in response to a horrific spate of mass shootings across the country.

The vote was 228-199, mostly along party lines, with nearly all Democrats voting “yes” and all but a small group of Republicans voting “no” on retaining the policy in a larger gun package.

The age provision is part of the Protecting Our Kids Act, legislation written by Democrats and slated for a final House vote Wednesday night. Party leaders broke the package up into individual votes for specific proposals to pressure Republican lawmakers who are resistant to toughening gun laws.

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NEW: House votes 228-199 to raise the minimum age to buy AR-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. A mostly party-line vote to “retain” the provision in a bigger gun package.

GOP leaders are whipping against it.

Senate eying a narrower bill without this policy.https://t.co/Imk5cSiQbr

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 8, 2022

10 House Republicans voted Yes to set the minimum age of 21 for buying semi-automatic weapons:
Fitzpatrick-PA
Gonzalez-OH
Jacobs-NY
Katko-NY
Kinzinger-IL
Malliotakis-NY
Salazar-FL
Smith-NJ
Turner-OH
Upton-MI

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) June 8, 2022