assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republic senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. the rare moment of agreement on raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. tprsdicesueay. ws thi at least 13 states now pt tginay a per gallon. wre also tckge me onto ac st ear in ukrnetogh iges. ern ukraine. russia tonight claiming they are gaining ground. back here at home, in new york city, the scare on the subway. a woman thrown onto the tracks. and tonight here, remembering the artist part of a popular duo, part of a sodtckra oe f th good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the very personal and emotional pleas today. actor matthew mcconaughey, who was born in uvalde, texas, this is personl for him.
we underscore this word potential breakthrough tonight involving republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, that he might be open to raising te age to purchase assault-style weapons? reporter: yes, david. i just spoke to two sources who tell me that republican leader mitch mcconnell has privately expressed openness to raising the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21. but he has not advocated order pushed for any specific policy. many republicans here on capitol hill are opposed to that. they either say that it s a bridge too far or believe that that decision should be left up to the states. it s unclear tonight if this news will cause any of them to reconsider, david. well, rachel scott with that breaking headline tonight. rachel, thank you. so, we turn to that question tonight on ar-15-style weapons. suspects in uvalde and buffalo had just turned 18 and both had just bought their rifles. so, we asked our matt gutman to take us to a texas gun show to ask, wou
there at the texas gun show. many talks with responsible gun owners there and there were several moments of rare agreement on this idea of raising the age on ar-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. reporter: it went from the organizer, david, to this mother, felicia, who was there with her two sons shopping for a handgun, who say that owning an ar-style weapon at 18 is just too young. but there did seem to be unanimous support for some sort of mandatory education just as t there is for a driver s license for anybody who wants to buy an ar-style weapon, david. thoughtful conversations you had there, matt, thank you. we should mention our reporting on guns in america will continue right here on abc news. later tonight on nightline, and of course, streaming all evening long on abc news live. tomorrow morning, our special report on the network. a live congressional meeting. among the people the nation will hear from, a young girl, a student who survived in that
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