House File 2432 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2432 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2143) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 513) A BILL FOR An Act relating to permits to acquire and members of the armed 1 forces of the United States or this state serving on active 2 duty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5459HZ (2) 85 rh/rj
H.F. 2432 Section 1. Section 724.15, subsection 2, Code 2014, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. The person is a member of the armed 3 forces of the United States or this state serving on federal 4 active duty, state active duty, or national guard duty, as 5 defined in section 29A.1. For purposes of this paragraph, a 6 United States department of defense common access card issued 7 to a person identified in this paragraph is satisfactory 8 evidence of the person’s current military service. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 Under current law, a person who desires to acquire ownership 13 of any pistol or revolver is required to first obtain an annual 14 permit to acquire (purchase) and the person must meet certain 15 requirements and pay an annual fee. A person may be exempt 16 from this requirement if the person transferring the pistol 17 or revolver and the person acquiring the pistol or revolver 18 are licensed federal firearms dealers; the pistol or revolver 19 acquired is an antique firearm, a collector’s item, a device 20 which is not designed or redesigned for use as a weapon, 21 a device which is designed solely for use as a signaling, 22 pyrotechnic, line-throwing, safety, or similar device, or a 23 firearm which is unserviceable by reason of being unable to 24 discharge a shot by means of an explosive and is incapable 25 of being readily restored to a firing condition; the person 26 acquiring the pistol or revolver is authorized to do so on 27 behalf of a law enforcement agency; transfers between certain 28 close relatives unless the person transferring the pistol 29 or revolver knows that the person acquiring the pistol or 30 revolver in this situation would otherwise be disqualified from 31 receiving a permit to acquire; or the person has obtained a 32 valid permit to carry weapons. 33 This bill adds a person who is a member of the armed forces 34 of the United States or this state serving on federal active 35 -1- LSB 5459HZ (2) 85 rh/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 2432 duty, state active duty, or national guard duty to this list of 1 exemptions. The bill provides that a United States department 2 of defense common access card issued to a person identified 3 in the bill is satisfactory evidence of the person’s current 4 military status. 5 -2- LSB 5459HZ (2) 85 rh/rj 2/ 2