U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar leads push to keep guns from those convicted of hate crimes

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar leads push to keep guns from those convicted of hate crimes
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The El Paso Democrat gathered fellow lawmakers who have had hate-motivated mass shootings in their districts to back the bill.

, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., D-El Paso, led a group of lawmakers in introducing a bill Wednesday that would bar those convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from obtaining guns.

The bill mirrors language used to close the “boyfriend loophole” in last year’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major gun safety legislation to be signed into law in decades. That bill enhanced a law that barred those convicted of domestic violence from obtaining guns to include dating relationships – previously the abuser was subject to the law if they are married to or live with or have a child with the victim.

“Hate and bigotry, coupled with easy access to weapons of war, make for a terrifying and deadly combination,” Escobar said in a statement. “Too many communities - including my own - know the consequences all too well.” Other lawmakers who joined in introducing the current bill include Reps. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Brian Higgins of New York, John Garamendi of California, Nikema Williams of Georgia, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.

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