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House
File
2379
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2379
BY
GEARHART
,
DIEKEN
,
FETT
,
STONE
,
and
BRADLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
the
carrying
of
weapons
on
the
grounds
of
a
1
school
under
certain
circumstances.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.4B,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
A
person
who
holds
a
valid
permit
to
3
carry
weapons
issued
under
this
chapter
and
who
for
any
lawful
4
purpose
carries
a
firearm
on
or
about
the
person’s
body,
while
5
the
firearm
remains
continuously
under
the
person’s
control.
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
goes
armed
with,
carries,
10
or
transports
a
firearm
of
any
kind,
whether
concealed
or
not,
11
on
the
grounds
of
a
school
commits
a
class
“D”
felony,
with
12
certain
exceptions.
13
This
bill
allows
a
person
who
holds
a
valid
permit
to
carry
14
weapons
to
carry
weapons
on
the
grounds
of
a
school
if
the
15
person
carries
a
firearm
for
a
lawful
purpose
on
or
about
the
16
person’s
body,
and
the
firearm
remains
continuously
under
the
17
person’s
control.
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