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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 says

Preventing 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 the provisions is a proposal to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole” which allows some people with a record of domestic violence to still buy firearms.

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