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boyfriend loophole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
boyfriend loop-hole
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gap in American gun legislation that allows access to guns by physically abusive ex-boyfriends and stalkers with previous convictions or restraining orders—while individuals who have been convicted of, or are under a restraining order for, domestic violence are prohibited from owning a firearm, the prohibition only applies if the victim was the perpetrator's spouse or cohabitant, or if the perpetrator had a child with the victim.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

the boyfriend loophole (canonical)

Questions

What does boyfriend loophole mean?
A gap in American gun legislation that allows access to guns by physically abusive ex-boyfriends and stalkers with previous convictions or restraining orders—while individuals who have been convicted of, or are under a restraining order for, domestic violence are prohibited from owning a firearm, the prohibition only applies if the victim was the perpetrator's spouse or cohabitant, or if the perpetrator had a child with the victim.

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