Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) signed on April 10 a series of gun control bills, one of which closes the “intimate partner loophole,” expanding firearm restrictions for partners of people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence. 

Critics of the law argue that the bill’s broad language could punish survivors by prohibiting them from purchasing a firearm to protect themselves. 

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