An Iowa City man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic handgun that toddler discharges, shooting himself in the left eye. The child died later that day on July 3, 2022.
Also, Republicans advanced a measure to ban future guaranteed basic income programs in Iowa.
Another bill would add penalties for cities, counties that regulate firearms
Senate removes school security personnel grant program
Iowa House Republicans passed a bill late Wednesday night that would create a new permitting process for Iowa school districts to arm trained staff. Under the bill, identities of school staff issued a weapons permit would be confidential and not subject to disclosure under Iowa’s open records law.
Representatives of Iowa's credit unions told lawmakers there’s no need for the bill.
The bill would prevent banks and credit card companies from using a merchant code that would differentiate a gun shop from a general merchandise or sporting goods store.
Iowa City parent who was armed and went to Grant Wood Elementary to confront principal about sending home his child from school, pleaded to carrying weapons and harassment charges. He faces up to 9 years in prison.
A Cedar Rapids man pleads to lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter in fatal shooting a Fort Dodge man in 2016. He faces 10 years in prison.
In Iowa, nearly 44 percent of adults have guns in their homes,
Iowa students and gun safety advocates rallied at the Iowa Capitol to protest a bill that would allow gun owners to have a firearm in their vehicle on school and college grounds.
Views: It expands rights and freedom. It makes ‘zero sense’
Lawmakers also approved higher penalties for felony firearm possession
He faces a little more than eight years in a federal prison for a firearms charge. He was previously convicted on state charges in the unintentional shooting of 18-year-old Marisa Doolin
Iowa voters will be asked to enshrine the individual right to keep and bear arms in the Iowa Constitution, subject to “strict scrutiny” this November. Here’s what that will mean.
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