US House passes gun control bill but it faces defeat in Senate

Legislation would raise age limit for buying a semi-automatic rifle and put curbs on ammunition sales

The US House of Representatives has passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, but the proposals have almost no chance of being approved by the Senate and becoming law.

The bill would raise the age limit for buying a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.