Iowa’s new ‘constitutional carry’ law is criminal justice reform, even if that’s not what Republican lawmakers had in mind
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Adam Sullivan Opinion Jul. 1, 2021 2:36 pm1633d ago
Iowa’s new ‘constitutional carry’ law is criminal justice reform, even if that’s not what Republican lawmakers had in mind
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