Date: March 17, 2021
Subject: Reauthorizing and Expanding Gun Control Measures within the "Violence Against Women Act"
Description: This bill, sponsored by Rep. Jackson-Lee (D-TX), would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and violate Second Amendment rights through the expansion of the program's gun control measures. Specifically, the bill would rescind the Second Amendment rights of individuals with certain misdemeanors, a significant expansion which was previously only applied to individuals with certain felony convictions. Additionally, the bill would prevent a "dating partner" who is subject to restraining orders from purchasing a firearm, another expansion which the law currently only applies to married partners. The bill also contains countless new spending initiatives. ACU opposes this infringement of Second Amendment rights, and recognizes that VAWA has grown exponentially since its original passage and provides millions of taxpayer dollars to leftist organizations.
Result: Bill Passed, 244-172
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