{"id":201120,"date":"2024-04-17T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201120"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:45:40","slug":"rep-henderson-slams-claims-womens-ability-firearms-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/rep-henderson-slams-claims-womens-ability-firearms-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Rep. Henderson Slams Claims Against Women&#8217;s Ability to Use Firearms for Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. Rachel Henderson excoriated the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence for claiming that women are not capable of using firearms to defend themselves against domestic attackers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L8j98eN9ii\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rep-henderson-slams-claims-womens-ability-firearms-defense\" title=\"WATCH: Rep. 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Henderson Slams Claims Against Women's Ability to Use Firearms for Defense\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>State Rep. Rachel Henderson (R) stood up for Maine women at a recent hearing, taking a firm stand against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcedv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rep-henderson-slams-claims-womens-ability-firearms-defense\" title=\"WATCH: Rep. 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