Congress steps up fight to get guns out of domestic abusers’ hands

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women act gives authorities new powers to crack down on domestic abusers with illegal guns

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State and local prosecutors and law enforcement across the US will have sweeping new powers to crack down on domestic abusers with illegal guns under a bipartisan deal approved by Congress.