Federal law prohibits domestic abusers from having guns, but only if they have been married to, lived with, or have a child with the victim. It does not prohibit abusive dating partners from having guns.
PUBLISHED 2:22 PM CDT Jun. 17, 2022AUSTIN, Texas — Elizabeth Rejino, 32, was 25 years old when she found herself in a relationship that threatened her life.
She says recent gun legislation in the senate gun reform bill to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole” is long overdue. The Texas Advocacy Project’s mission is to end dating and domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Texas.
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