The gunmen in two of the nation's most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18
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The gunmen in two of the nation s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18. That s prompting Congress and some governors and state lawmakers to revisit the question of whether to raise the minimum age for purchasing such high-powered weapons.
Gun control advocates say raising the minimum age for purchasing the weapons offers one of the clearest steps that could have stopped or prevented the most recent mass shootings.