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Would closing the 'boyfriend loophole' in gun legislation save lives? Here's what the research says

  • Written by April M. Zeoli, Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Would closing the 'boyfriend loophole' in gun legislation save lives? Here's what the research saysPreventing people with domestic violence records obtaining guns would be a life-saver.Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The U.S. Congress appears close to passing a bipartisan gun safety bill that would represent the first federal gun safety legislation to be passed in a generation.

The proposed law is limited in scope, but among...

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