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. About 10 minutes before the cutoff, a state trooper approached Cross and the other protesters to warn them that he was retrieving a decibel meter.It is disorderly conduct for a Texan to “make unreasonable noise in a public place,” defined as a decibel level of 85 or higher,. That’s roughly equivalent to the volume of city traffic, a hair dryer or a blender.
Cross said he told the trooper he “didn’t give a ” if he was being too loud. Four troopers walked Cross out of the building, and he continued chanting as he headed toward the exit. He was not issued a citation. Before the late-night protest, Cross had spent all day Tuesday lobbying House members to advance the measure. Gloria and Javier Cazares, who lost their 9-year-old daughter Jackie, joined him for many of the meetings, as did Jackie’s aunt and uncle, Julissa and Manuel Rizo.
“At age 18, citizens are eligible to vote, be drafted, serve in the military, serve on a jury, enter into contracts, sue and be sued, get married and own property,” the email read. “Restricting their right to purchase and own firearms based on age is unconstitutional and will not reduce crime.”The bill’s passage through committee was largely a symbolic victory for the Uvalde families, who knew it faced an uphill battle afterward.
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