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Under Iowa law, private citizens may not possess automatic firearms, any firearm "other than a shotgun or muzzle loading rifle, cannon, pistol, revolver or musket" with a bore of more than 6/10 of an inch (unless it is an antique made in or before 1898), or any explosive, incendiary or poison gas destructive device., short-barreled rifles ...
Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people to more easily buy handguns and carry them in public without training or a permit. A record 353 ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said the rule would force Iowans to register as federal firearms dealers to sell even a single gun to other family.
But he also argued Iowa's law for restoring gun rights runs afoul of the amended Iowa Constitution Article 1, Section 1A, because it puts the burden of proof on the petitioner rather than the ...
Supporters argued that gun traffickers frequently purchase large numbers of cheap handguns from states which lack such laws in order to transport and sell them within states with such laws. The first law of such nature was passed in 1975 in the state of South Carolina (which was repealed in 2004 [1]).
Iowa voters to decide on ‘strict scrutiny’ gun rights amendment
If this amendment passes, Iowa lawmakers could find themselves unable to act to keep their constituents safe. Editorial: Iowa gun amendment has no upside and hard-to-measure risks. Vote no.