Connecticut lawmakers push to close 'legal loophole' with bill keeping guns from domestic violence abusers

Connecticut lawmakers push to close 'legal loophole' with bill keeping guns from domestic violence abusers

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduced a bicameral bill Wednesday to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence, which state officials said will close a "dangerous loophole" that allows domestic abusers to legally obtain weapons. Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) introduced the "Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence [...]