The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would let Iowans who are legally allowed to carry firearms have guns in their locked vehicles in state, county and city parking lots. Republican Senator Jason Schultz of Schleswig said the bill protects the Second Amendment...
Jim Carlin, running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by fellow Republican Joni Ernst, says he’d sponsor a bill to ensure law-abiding gun owners with a state-issued permit to carry concealed weapons can carry their firearms across state lines, without...
The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to lower the minimum age for possessing a handgun from 21 to 18. Senator Scott Webster, a Republican from Bettendorf, said lowering the age would let more young people have a gun to protect themselves. “As the father...
The Iowa House has passed a bill that would lower the legal age for carrying a handgun in the state to 18. Under current law, people who do not have a professional permit must be at least 21 years old in order to possess a handgun. Republican Representative Steven...
The Iowa House has voted to let state legislators, Iowa’s attorney general and judges apply for a professional permit to carry a weapon while at work. State law says professional weapons permits may be issued to people whose employment reasonably justifies being...
