Senate reaches bipartisan agreement on gun control.

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$tevie wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]Closing the "boyfriend loophole" is another important step that is included in the framework. This makes it unlawful for convicted domestic abusers to get weapons. That will save women's lives.

I wish that asking for a restraining order would trigger the abuse portion. I think waiting for conviction is going to mean a lot of abusers will be able to get a weapon because they were never convicted of anything.
It does get triggered by a permanent restraining order. There doesn't have to be a conviction. Sorry i wasn't clear on that.

Currently though the federal law only applies to domestic partners, if you are in a relationship but don't live with or have kids with the abuser, they are not covered by this and could keep their weapons. So closing this loophole will save lives.