Measure enshrines gun rights, provides strict legal protections, in state constitution.
Articles Tagged: Gun laws
Crime and Courts Nov. 27, 2022 11:51 am62d ago
Prosecutors say felony gun crimes have tripled since 2019 in Linn and Johnson counties. They believe the jump is the result of relax gun laws and because some individuals are choosing to resolve their differences with violence.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 9, 2022 3:47 pm80d ago
Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws say ‘reckless’ amendment will impact safety of Iowans
Local Government Nov. 2, 2022 8:14 am87d ago
The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing proposed gun rights amendment and urging residents to vote “no” on the Nov. 8 ballot question.
News Oct. 31, 2022 1:14 pm89d ago
The board voted 2-1 to oppose the amendment, which is on next week’s ballot. They join the Cedar Rapids Community School District and Johnson County Supervisors in passing a resolution encouraging Iowans to vote “no.“
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 29, 2022 6:00 am92d ago
The Gazette interviewed Linn County voters who cast early ballots this week about the issues, races and candidates influencing their vote. Here is what they had to say.
K-12 Education Oct. 28, 2022 8:46 am92d ago
Members of the Cedar Rapids school board and Johnson County Board of Supervisors are the latest public officials to come out against the gun rights amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 20, 2022 7:51 am100d ago
Iowa voters will be asked to add language to the Iowa Constitution that states it is a “fundamental individual right“ to keep and bear arms, and that any restraint on that right is invalid unless it meets the stringent demands of “strict scrutiny” in court.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 12, 2022 7:53 am108d ago
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks and Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner encouraged Iowans to vote no on the proposed gun rights amendment that will be on the November ballot.
Government & Politics Oct. 7, 2022 12:56 pm113d ago
On the heels of a state report on lives lost to domestic violence in 2022, victim advocates say a measure on the ballot Nov. 8 will make it harder to enact gun laws in Iowa to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers.
Government & Politics Aug. 21, 2022 6:30 am161d ago
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.
Crime and Courts Aug. 1, 2022 6:00 am181d ago
The Safer Communities Act — a bipartisan gun safety bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25 — closed what was known as the “boyfriend loophole” on a national level, but gaps still in exist in Iowa that keep the loophole open in most cases, experts say.
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 21, 2022 2:04 pm191d ago
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Districts are all tied or separated by just 1 point in new polling released this week