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Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms

Tucked into the bill was a proposal that will make it more difficult for a convicted domestic abuser to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to or doesn’t have a child with the victim.

The bill includes a proposal that will make it more difficult for a convicted domestic abuser to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to the victim.

Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners...

The new gun safety law makes it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms.

Nikiesha Thomas was on her way to work one day when she told her sister that she was thinking about getting involved with domestic violence prevention. The idea gave Keeda Simpson pause. Her younger sister had never mentioned anything like that before, and she was bringing it up in a phone call just days after…

The bill includes a proposal that will make it more difficult for a convicted domestic abuser to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to the victim.

The bill includes a proposal that will make it more difficult for a convicted domestic abuser to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to the victim.