The US House of Representatives has voted to raise the nationwide age limit for buying semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21.
The measure would also ban the sale of ammunition magazines which can carry more than 15 rounds.
The move follows deadly mass shootings at a school in Uvalde, Texas, and a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
The legislation passed the Democratic-majority House by a vote of 223-204. However, it is unlikely to be adopted in the Senate, which is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans.
The recent shootings have put pressure on Congress to act, with an 11-year-old survivor of the Uvalde massacre telling lawmakers about her traumatic experience on Wednesday.
wd/nm (AP, Reuters)
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