Carlos Barria / Reuters It's probably not helpful for your party when you're desperate to win over female voters and you vote against renewing the Violence Against Women Act. WASHINGTON ― The House passed legislation Thursday to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, despite the vast majority of Republicans opposing it amid pressure from the National Rifle Association. But 157 Republicans voted against it, along with one Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.). Under current federal law, only people convicted of domestic violence offenses against spouses or family members can lose their gun rights. The gun rights organization spent nearly half a billion dollars in the 2016 election cycle, including $30 million on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign alone.

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2019 00:11 UTC