A bill likely to win final approval in the Iowa legislature next week would let most students carry stun guns on the university campuses in Ames, Cedar Falls and Iowa City as well as on community college property. Senator Amy Sinclair, a Republican from Allerton, said the reality is there's an … [Read more...]
Bill backer says hunter education class infringes on parental rights
The Iowa House has voted to remove a requirement that children between the ages of 12 and 15 complete a hunter safety course in order to hunt deer with a pistol or revolver. Republican Representative Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley said this clarifies part of a 2017 gun rights law. "I believe … [Read more...]
Iowa House and Senate endorse gun rights amendment again
The Republican-led Iowa Legislature has again endorsed a proposed gun rights amendment to Iowa's constitution. Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, said the amendment's "strong language" is necessary "in case of laws coming out of D.C. or in case of any court decisions that would … [Read more...]
Restart underway for proposed gun rights amendment in Iowa House, Senate
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have again drafted a resolution to give gun rights the highest level of protection possible under the Iowa Constitution. Secretary of State Paul Pate's staff missed a deadline for publishing the proposal last fall, so Republicans who've championed the … [Read more...]
Governor calls gun permit process ‘good policy’
Governor Kim Reynolds is hinting she may have reservations about a bill that would end the permit process for buying and carrying a concealed handgun in Iowa. Yesterday, a Senate subcommittee advanced a plan to do away with the gun permit requirement. "I was actually in the legislature when we … [Read more...]
Bill getting rid of weapon carry permits passes first legislative test
A bill to get rid of permit requirements for buying and carrying a pistol or revolver in Iowa has cleared its first hurdle in the state senate. Scott Jones, a Virginia-based lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, was in Des Moines to speak at a hearing in the capitol today. "Self-defense … [Read more...]
Gun rights amendment tabled due to ‘bureaucratic oversight’
A proposed gun rights amendment for the Iowa Constitution that backers were aiming to get on the 2020 ballot is tabled because of inaction by the Republican secretary of state. Secretary of State Paul Pate confirms his office failed to publish the required notice this summer because of what he … [Read more...]
Campus carry law advocate to attend King’s annual pheasant hunt fundraiser
An advocate for allowing concealed weapons on college campuses is the special guest at Republican Congressman Steve King's annual fall pheasant hunt and fundraising dinner tomorrow near Akron. Antonia Okafor was regional director of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus in 2015 when the Texas … [Read more...]
Prison time for man who admits he shot at cars, apartments in Iowa City
The man responsible for shooting at cars and apartments in Iowa City last summer will do time in a federal prison. Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Alvarado pleaded guilty in February to unlawful use of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm. He's been sentenced to three years in … [Read more...]
Governor says there’s no one single answer to school safety issues
Students in some Iowa schools walked out of classes this morning to join a national protest on the 19th anniversary of a school shooting in Colorado. Thirteen students were killed and 24 were injured by the two gunmen at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999 -- before today's high school seniors … [Read more...]