SF 208 (LSB 1755XS (2) 85)

SENATE FILE 208

BY  ERNST

A BILL FOR

An Act exempting veterans from the requirement to obtain permits to acquire pistols or revolvers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 724.15, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  The person is a veteran as defined in section 35.1.
EXPLANATION
   Current law provides that any person who desires to acquire ownership of any pistol or revolver shall first obtain an annual permit to acquire a pistol or revolver from the sheriff of the county where the person resides. An applicant must meet certain minimum application requirements and must pass a criminal history background check. In certain situations, certain persons are exempt from this permit requirement including a licensed firearm dealer who transfers a pistol or revolver to another licensed firearm dealer; a person who acquires a pistol or revolver that 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; a person who acquires a pistol or revolver under the authority of a law enforcement agency; a person who has obtained a valid permit to carry weapons; or a person who transfers a pistol or revolver to certain family members unless the person transferring the pistol or revolver knows that the person acquiring the pistol or revolver would be disqualified from obtaining a permit.
   This bill includes veterans in the list of persons who are not required to obtain a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers before purchasing a pistol or revolver. “Veteran” means the same as defined in Code section 35.1.