boyfriend loophole

Noun

(US, law) 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.

Japanese Meaning

（アメリカの法律における用語）元彼やストーカーが、過去の暴力行為や保護命令の履歴があっても、銃の所持ができる法の抜け穴を指す。通常、家庭内暴力の被害者が配偶者や同居者、または子供を共有している場合にのみ銃所持が禁止されるが、この抜け穴により、元彼の場合はその規制が適用されず、銃の所持が可能となる。