Dems Continue Anti-Gun Push With Violence Against Women Act

By Tom Knighton

Democrats aren’t done with gun control. Not by a longshot.

It seems that despite their claims to let guns rest on the back burner for a bit, they’re still looking at how to disarm more Americans. The latest effort comes by slipping the language inside the newly revamped Violence Against Women Act.

Democrats allowed the Violence Against Women Act to expire last month, saying they wanted to come back with something new and better.

They released their proposal last week, saying they’ll push for enhanced protections for victims of cyberstalking, allow tribal courts to pursue cases on their lands against non-Indians, expand the uses of grant money, and create new categories of people banned from legally purchasing firearms.

The gun provisions are likely to be among the biggest fights, along with long-running disputes over gender identity and how transgender women are treated under the law.

Democrats are aiming for a floor vote in April.

“We must meet our obligation to help stamp out domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, and sexual harassment, and provide victims and survivors with the resources to recover and seek justice,” said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat.

Yet for all of Hoyer’s rhetoric, it’s still a …Read the Rest

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