Posted March 28, 2019 12:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane

If there’s one website that’s guaranteed to make me roll my eyes to the point they fall out of my head, it’s the feminist website, Jezebel. While I believe everyone should be treated equally regardless of things like sex, race, or who they prefer to sleep with, the folks at Jezebel typically spout off about crap that should make anyone roll their eyes.

Take, for example, how they phrase the National Rifle Association’s opposition to a provision in the new Violence Against Women Act.

As public pressure continues to mount in favor of stricter gun control laws, and while Republicans are becoming increasingly vulnerable to such calls, the National Rifle Association is ramping up its own pressure campaigns. The powerful gun lobby is currently helping Republicans in Congress advocate against the Violence Against Women Act because of provisions that help prevent stalkers and abusers from owning guns.

The National Journal reports that Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and other members of the House have asked the NRA to “issue a key-vote alert against Democrats’ VAWA legislation” prior to the vote next week. The idea is that this would also pressure Republicans from …Read the Rest

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