BREAKING: The House voted to pass a bipartisan gun safety package, the first major piece of gun reform to clear Congress in decades.
The president has praised the bill, despite having called on lawmakers to pass stronger restrictions like a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
It also closes the so-called "boyfriend loophole." Under current law, those convicted of domestic violence are prohibited from purchasing a gun if they are married to their partners or live with their partners. But under this bill, individuals in "serious" "dating relationships" will also be unable to buy guns for at least five years if they are convicted of abuse.
"This is a compromise. Surely not everything I want, and it's not everything Republicans won. But it's the first opportunity we've had in decades to do something worthwhile to prevent gun violence," said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.“While I know that some are celebrating progress today, I am certainly not,” Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., emotionally said during Friday’s Rules Committee meeting. “This bill before us today is the bare minimum and we should be embarrassed.
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