Category: Violence Against Women Act

Democrat Spending Bill Contains ‘Serious Expansion of Federal Gun Control’: Gun Rights Group

Democrats’ $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, unveiled early Wednesday, includes provisions that constitute “a serious expansion of federal gun control” according to the National Association for Gun Rights. Specifically, the omnibus bill includes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Though there is bipartisan consensus that violence against women is bad—more limited forms of the bill have passed…


House Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill designed to protect women from domestic violence. The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 244-172, with 29 Republicans joining Democrats. President Joe Biden had introduced the original VAWA in June 1990 when he was the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee….