WEBThe boyfriend loophole is a gap in American gun legislation that allows physically abusive ex-romantic partners and stalkers with previous convictions or restraining orders to access guns.
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What is the 'boyfriend loophole'? The Senate gun bill provision
WEBJun 23, 2022 · What is the 'boyfriend loophole'? The Senate gun bill provision, explained : NPR. Politics. The Senate gun bill would close the 'boyfriend loophole.' Here's what that means. Updated June...
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PolitiFact | What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the …
WEBJun 25, 2022 · In popular terminology, it closed the "boyfriend loophole." It’s a major change. In 2020, out of all the murder victims among intimate partners — which includes divorced and homosexual...
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Here’s what you need to know about the ‘boyfriend loophole ... - CNN
WEBJun 19, 2022 · What is the ‘boyfriend loophole’? The “boyfriend loophole” deals with whether unmarried partners can have guns if they were found guilty of violence against a dating partner.
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Senate gun group eyes finish line as 'boyfriend loophole' remains …
WEBJune 16, 2022, 2:59 PM PDT. By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V. WASHINGTON — The four U.S. senators leading negotiations on a gun deal met for hours in a Senate basement Thursday in ...
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What is the ‘boyfriend loophole’ and what does the research say?
WEBJul 1, 2022 · The boyfriend loophole meant someone dating the survivor who had never lived with the survivor and didn’t have a child with them could legally own a gun — even after having been convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence crime. The new legislation strips the clause that survivor and abuser have to live or have lived together. It prohibits ...
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The ‘boyfriend loophole’: What it is and why it’s in the gun deal
WEBJun 14, 2022 · The ‘boyfriend loophole’: What it is and why it’s in the gun deal - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 1 year ago. The gun deal could close the...
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Closing The 'Boyfriend Loophole' With Gun Legislation : 1A
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Lawmakers also say it'll close what's known as " the boyfriend loophole ." That means dating partners convicted of domestic abuse will no longer be able to purchase firearms, rather than just...
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Behind the decades-long fight to close the 'boyfriend loophole'
WEBApr 8, 2022 · It’s the so-called boyfriend loophole. Advocates are trying to close it . “This is about saving lives,” domestic violence policy advocate Rob Valente says. “This is about a real statistical likelihood of someone being killed by an intimate partner. This is not a gun grab. And if we can’t get ourselves together as a society to do that.
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Boyfriend loophole in the Lautenberg Amendment: What the research …
WEBJan 29, 2020 · The boyfriend loophole means someone dating the victim who has never lived with the victim and doesn’t have a child with the victim can legally own a gun — even after he or she has been convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence crime.