“The National Rifle Association (NRA) is challenging a proposed law that would prevent individuals convicted of stalking from purchasing firearms and expand the definition of “intimate partner.”

The NRA sent letters imploring senators to oppose the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013, which Minnesota Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to expand the definition of “intimate partner” to include “dating partners” and prohibit firearm sales to individuals who have been convicted of stalking.

“As a former prosecutor, I know how domestic violence and stalking can take lives and tear apart families,” Sen. Klobuchar told the Huffington Post. “This is a commonsense bill that would protect victims and keep our families safe, and I will continue to work to move this legislation forward.””* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Scott Kaufman / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/26/nra-fights-to-preserve-gun-rights-for-convicted-stalkers-domestic-abusers/

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