HF 2143 (LSB 5459HV (1) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2143

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 513)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to permits to acquire and members of the armed forces of the United States or this state serving on active duty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 724.15, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  The person is a member of the armed forces of the United States or this state serving on federal active duty, state active duty, or national guard duty, as defined in section 29A.1.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a person who desires to acquire ownership of any pistol or revolver is required to first obtain an annual permit to acquire (purchase) and the person must meet certain requirements and pay an annual fee. A person may be exempt from this requirement if the person transferring the pistol or revolver and the person acquiring the pistol or revolver are licensed federal firearms dealers; the pistol or revolver acquired is an antique firearm, a collector’s item, a device which is not designed or redesigned for use as a weapon, a device which is designed solely for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line-throwing, safety, or similar device, or a firearm which is unserviceable by reason of being unable to discharge a shot by means of an explosive and is incapable of being readily restored to a firing condition; the person acquiring the pistol or revolver is authorized to do so on behalf of a law enforcement agency; transfers between certain close relatives unless the person transferring the pistol or revolver knows that the person acquiring the pistol or revolver in this situation would otherwise be disqualified from receiving a permit to acquire; or the person has obtained a valid permit to carry weapons.
   This bill adds a person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or this state serving on federal active duty, state active duty, or national guard duty to this list of exemptions.