House passes Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, which includes provision to close the so-called 'boyfriend loophole' and would prevent people who have been convicted of abusing partners from buying firearms; bill heads to Senate.
, which provides protections for survivors of domestic violence, and includes new gun-related provisions that are opposed by the NRA.The measure, which, was sponsored by Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. The bill today, which would extend the law for five years, includes new provisions that would make it harder for domestic abusers to gain access to guns.
“The NRA opposes domestic violence and all violent crime, and spends millions of dollars teaching countless Americans how not to be a victim and how to safely use firearms for self-defense,” NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said in a Wednesday statement, accusing activists and politicians who support gun control of"intentionally politicizing the Violence Against Women Act as a smokescreen to push their gun control agenda" and"trivializing the serious issue of domestic violence.
President Bill Clinton first signed VAWA into law in 1994. It has since been reauthorized three times, in 2000, 2005 and 2013. “While we have made significant progress, we still have much to do,” she said. “Movements like MeToo, across this country, demand Congress’ attention to better deal with the gaping holes left unfilled in current law around the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault/harassment, and stalking.”
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