Bill Text: IA HF2012 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the possession of a pistol, revolver, or ammunition by a person under the age of twenty-one in certain circumstances and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-30 - Passed subcommittee. [HF2012 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2012-Introduced.html
House
File
2012
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2012
BY
FISHER
,
WINDSCHITL
,
ALONS
,
LANDON
,
HEARTSILL
,
RIDING
,
KOESTER
,
and
MUHLBAUER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
possession
of
a
pistol,
revolver,
1
or
ammunition
by
a
person
under
the
age
of
twenty-one
in
2
certain
circumstances
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.22,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
A
parent
or
guardian
or
spouse
who
is
twenty-one
years
3
of
age
or
older,
of
a
person
fourteen
twelve
years
of
age
but
4
less
than
twenty-one
may
allow
the
person
to
possess
a
pistol
5
or
revolver
or
the
ammunition
therefor
for
any
lawful
purpose
6
while
under
the
direct
supervision
of
the
parent
or
guardian
7
or
spouse
who
is
twenty-one
years
of
age
or
older,
or
while
the
8
person
receives
instruction
in
the
proper
use
thereof
from
an
9
instructor
twenty-one
years
of
age
or
older
,
with
the
consent
10
of
such
parent,
guardian
,
or
spouse.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
a
person
14
years
of
age
but
less
than
21
15
years
of
age
may
possess
a
pistol
or
revolver
or
the
ammunition
16
for
the
pistol
or
revolver
for
any
lawful
purpose
while
under
17
the
direct
supervision
of
the
person’s
parent
or
guardian
or
18
spouse
who
is
21
years
of
age
or
older,
or
while
the
person
19
receives
instruction
in
the
proper
use
of
a
pistol
or
revolver
20
from
an
instructor
who
is
21
or
older
with
the
consent
of
such
21
parent,
guardian,
or
spouse.
The
bill
lowers
the
age
limit
for
22
the
person
to
possess
a
pistol
or
revolver
or
ammunition
under
23
these
circumstances
to
12
years
of
age.
Under
Code
section
24
724.22,
subsection
2,
a
person
who
violates
this
provision
25
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor
for
a
first
offense
and
a
class
26
“D”
felony
for
second
and
subsequent
offenses.
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