In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
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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.
Their example, a woman killed by an abusive ex-boyfriend, omits the fact that she had a restraining order against him.
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…