New Bill Targets ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ in Domestic Violence Gun Cases
After gaining momentum at the state level, a push to make it harder for domestic abusers and stalkers to possess firearms is gathering bipartisan support in Congress.
In a press conference Wednesday morning, Democrat Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Republican Congressman Robert Dold of Illinois announced H.R. 3130, the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act. The bill, which is identical to one introduced by Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in 2013, would close several loopholes in existing law that experts in domestic violence prevention say allow abusers easy access to guns.
“I don’t look at this as a gun bill,” said Rep. Dingell in an interview with Bloomberg. “I look at this as a domestic violence bill.”
The legislation would close the so-called “boyfriend loophole,” amending current law to include convicted abusers of current or former “dating partners” among those who are prohibited from owning guns under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. It would also prohibit gun ownership by anyone convicted of stalking.
http://www.thetrace.org/2015/07/congress-domestic-violence-boyfriend-loophole/
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I -- uh -- I'll just be over here. You guys carry on without me.
Does the Trace regularly use the expression "Democrat Congresswoman...?"
As long as their is a conviction and due process, I see no problem here. Except for the routine gaffs in this "story."
