Bill revived to make gun permits optional

9:29 PM, Mar. 9, 2011 | Comments

Written by
JENNIFER JACOBS
jejacobs@dmreg.com

Republicans have revived a proposal that would allow Iowans to carry weapons in public without permission from a sheriff, without background checks and without training requirements.

The bill died for lack of support in last week's legislation-killing funnel deadline in the Iowa Legislature. But the new legislation resurfaced as a tax bill through a committee chairman's direction, a move described as unusual by Statehouse veterans.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.indystar.com/article/D2/2...sey=nav%7Chead

HSB 219 - http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Coo...e&hbill=hsb219

Steve