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Chris Murphy: “The boyfriend loophole is a big deal, right? Because right now, if a man beats up his wife, he is prevented from buying…”

On the recordJune 14, 2022
The boyfriend loophole is a big deal, right? Because right now, if a man beats up his wife, he is prevented from buying a weapon. But if a man beats up his girlfriend, that’s not a prohibited class of offenses.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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msnbc.com

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Chris Murphy explains the importance of closing the boyfriend loophole in gun legislation.

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