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In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse

CORRECTS FROM MCCLOUD TO MCLEOD - Nikiesha Thomas family members from left, Veronica McLeod, cousin, Sheron Mundle-Kong, aunt, Venice Mundle-Harvey, aunt, and Nadine Thomas, mother, wear T-shirts with Nikiesha's image during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CORRECTS FROM MCCLOUD TO MCLEOD - Nikiesha Thomas' cousin Paul McLeod holds his daughter Blair McLeod during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in honor of Nikiesha. Nikiesha posted the Bible verse John 15:12 on social media the day she was was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order The verse is seen printed on Paul's t-shirt. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CORRECTS SPELLING FROM ONLEY TO OLNEY - Nikiesha Thomas' sister Keeda Simpson, left, and mother Nadine Thomas look through family photos at Nadine's home in Olney, Md., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CORRECTS SPELLING FROM ONLEY TO OLNEY - Nikiesha Thomas' sister Keeda Simpson pauses as she looks through family photos in her mother's, Nadine Thomas, home in Olney, Md., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Next to her on the sofa is a photo of Nikiesha, who was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order, last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CORRECTS SPELLING FROM ONLEY TO OLNEY -Nadine Thomas pauses as she talks about her daughter Nikiesha Thomas at her dining room table in Olney, Md., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, and the angel with purple flowers were given to her after Nikiesha was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Kids jump around inside a bouncy castle during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Community children were given donated school supples and had fun. The block party was sponsored by the Nikiesha Thomas Memorial and Allstate Insurance and was hosted by Beacon Light Seventh-day Adventist Church. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) In a family photo taken in 2017, Nikiesha Thomas and her father Gilbert Thomas, smile for a photo in Germantown, Md. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (Jahmar Thomas via AP) In this 1995 family photo provided by Jahmar Thomas, Nikiesha Thomas, right, her brother Jahmar Thomas, left, and father Gilbert Thomas, smile for a photo in Olney, Md. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (Jahmar Thomas via AP) Denver Mundle looks to his baby daughter Nevaeh Mundle as she holds his T-shirt with an image of his cousin Nikiesha Thomas during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in honor of Thomas. The block party was hosted by Beacon Light Seventh-day Adventist Church, and sponsored by the Nikiesha Thomas Memorial and Allstate Insurance. Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) In this family photo provided Jahmar Thomas, from left, Nikiesha Thomas, her mother Nadine Thomas, and brother Jahmar Thomas, pose for a photo on Mother's Day, May 8, 2016, in the Georgetown area of Washington. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (Jahmar Thomas via AP) Purple balloons in honor of Nikiesha Thomas float above the Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Purple was Nikiesha's favorite color. The block party sponsored by the Nikiesha Thomas Memorial and Allstate Insurance and was hosted by Beacon Light Seventh-day Adventist Church. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when the passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill in Congress included a proposal that would make it more difficult for intimate partners of convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Family members of Nikiesha Thomas, from left, Sheron Mundle, aunt, Janee Fountain, cousin, and Julene Sappleton, aunt, work together to hand out donated school supplies during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. A shroud with an image of Nikiesha, was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order last October, is displayed behind. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Nikiesha Thomas's aunt Venice Mundle-Harvey, center, and cousin, Nashonie Chang, behind in face mask, hand out donated school supplies and shoes during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Nikiesha Thomas' sister Keeda Simpson wears a T-shirt with an image of her sister as she hands out donated school supplied during a Back To School Block Party in the Robinwood Community of Annapolis, Md., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. The block party was hosted by Beacon Light Seventh-day Adventist Church, and sponsored by the Nikiesha Thomas Memorial and Allstate Insurance. Nikiesha Thomas was shot and killed by her ex-boy boyfriend just days after filing for a protective order. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)