Despite decades of mass shootings in Texas, legislators have failed to pass meaningful gun control laws

State lawmakers have rejected dozens of bills that would have prevented people from legally obtaining weapons used in many mass shootings. Instead, they’ve made it easier for residents to get guns and harder for local governments to regulate them.

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