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The statement reads, “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took up the Senate-passed bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and passed this vital legislation by a bipartisan vote of vote of 286-138, including 87 Republicans voting in favor. NNEDV applauds the Members of Congress who led the fight and voted for VAWA’s passage.”
The article reports, “A University of North Carolina student says she faces possible expulsion for ‘intimidating’ her alleged rapist by speaking publicly about her assault and how the school has handled it.”
The article reports, “Data suggests that a gun present in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide for women by 500 percent… A new analysis of 56 mass shootings across America since 2009 finds women and family members are the most frequent victims, and that the shooter almost always acquired his guns legally, in cases where the gun source is known.”
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