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Plenty of applicants for 'shall issue' gun permits
Iowa's new "shall issue" gun law goes into effect Jan. 1, and the rush is on to get permits.
This change makes it harder for sheriffs to turn down people who are applying for a permit.
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says despite the change in the law, he will still work to make sure people who shouldn't be getting a gun aren't.
In the last 30 days, more than 350 people have applied for permits in Linn County.
Allison Johnson of Cedar Rapids signs her name for her gun permit application on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at the Linn County Sheriff's Office in Cedar Rapids. This is Johnson's first permit, but her fiance George Bohren waited in a line of at least 20 people earlier in December to renew his permit. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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