Bill Text: IA HF2143 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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. (Formerly HSB 513) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2432)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Passed subcommittee. [HF2143 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2143-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(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:
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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.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
desires
to
acquire
ownership
10
of
any
pistol
or
revolver
is
required
to
first
obtain
an
annual
11
permit
to
acquire
(purchase)
and
the
person
must
meet
certain
12
requirements
and
pay
an
annual
fee.
A
person
may
be
exempt
13
from
this
requirement
if
the
person
transferring
the
pistol
14
or
revolver
and
the
person
acquiring
the
pistol
or
revolver
15
are
licensed
federal
firearms
dealers;
the
pistol
or
revolver
16
acquired
is
an
antique
firearm,
a
collector’s
item,
a
device
17
which
is
not
designed
or
redesigned
for
use
as
a
weapon,
18
a
device
which
is
designed
solely
for
use
as
a
signaling,
19
pyrotechnic,
line-throwing,
safety,
or
similar
device,
or
a
20
firearm
which
is
unserviceable
by
reason
of
being
unable
to
21
discharge
a
shot
by
means
of
an
explosive
and
is
incapable
22
of
being
readily
restored
to
a
firing
condition;
the
person
23
acquiring
the
pistol
or
revolver
is
authorized
to
do
so
on
24
behalf
of
a
law
enforcement
agency;
transfers
between
certain
25
close
relatives
unless
the
person
transferring
the
pistol
26
or
revolver
knows
that
the
person
acquiring
the
pistol
or
27
revolver
in
this
situation
would
otherwise
be
disqualified
from
28
receiving
a
permit
to
acquire;
or
the
person
has
obtained
a
29
valid
permit
to
carry
weapons.
30
This
bill
adds
a
person
who
is
a
member
of
the
armed
forces
31
of
the
United
States
or
this
state
serving
on
federal
active
32
duty,
state
active
duty,
or
national
guard
duty
to
this
list
33
of
exemptions.
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