NEW YORK - The US House of Representatives passed an update to the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday that protects transgender women, assists victims facing eviction and ends impunity for abuse of Native women on tribal lands.
This year's extension had largely bipartisan support, with the main sticking point being a provision closing the"boyfriend loophole", which allows convicted stalkers and some abusers to buy and keep guns. "We are trying to save lives," said Dingell on Wednesday in front of the US Capitol."Why would you not close a simple loophole that says if someone has been convicted - convicted, not accused - convicted of domestic violence or stalking, that they not have access to a gun?"
"It's unfortunate that the anti-gun leadership in the US House allowed to the Bill to expire for the purpose of using it to advance their gun control agenda and we are hopeful the US Senate will advance this important legislation without Nancy Pelosi's gun control provisions," said Jennifer Baker, an NRA spokesman.
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