BREAKING NEWS
[ [link removed] ]"Even Trump's DOJ Wants to Close the 'Boyfriend Loophole.' Why Won't
Republicans Do It?"
A new Daily Beast report shows that Trump's own Department of Justice
supports including provisions in the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act that close the boyfriend loophole — a large gap in
federal firearm law that allows abusive dating partners to own guns —
even though Republican Senators deem it "too political."
[ [link removed] ]TELL THE SENATE TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE NOW
John–
Let's be absolutely clear: There is nothing "too political" about closing
the boyfriend loophole. Because of this gap in federal firearms law,
abusive dating partners convicted of domestic abuse or under a final
restraining order are able to own guns, simply because they are not
married to their partner.
This loophole needs to be closed now — even President Trump's own
Department of Justice agrees. [ [link removed] ]Contact your Senators today and demand
that they close this dangerous loophole.
Rather than taking up the bipartisan House-passed version of VAWA that
would have closed the boyfriend loophole, Senate Republicans instead chose
to introduce a version of the bill that does nothing to address this gap
in federal firearm law. This version of VAWA would do nothing to protect
women who are at risk of gun violence at the hands of their dating
partners.
As a result, we need to put pressure on our Senators to do two things:
1. Oppose Senate Republicans' version of VAWA that does not include life-saving
gun violence prevention provisions.
2. Vote for the House-passed version of VAWA, which will close the loophole for
abusive dating partners.
[ [link removed] ]Tell your Senators to close the loophole today.
Thank you for being a part of this movement.
Sincerely,
Kali Lasher-Sommers
Federal Legislative Campaigns Manager
Everytown for Gun Safety
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