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SENATE
FILE
2257
BY
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
firearm
eligibility
requirements.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.8,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2026,
1
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
724.8B,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
724.8B
Persons
ineligible
to
carry
dangerous
weapons.
5
A
person
determined
to
be
ineligible
to
receive
a
permit
6
to
carry
weapons
under
section
724.8,
subsection
2,
3,
4,
5,
7
or
6
,
a
person
who
illegally
possesses
a
controlled
substance
8
included
in
chapter
124,
subchapter
II
,
or
a
person
who
is
9
committing
an
indictable
offense
is
prohibited
from
carrying
10
dangerous
weapons.
Unless
otherwise
provided
by
law,
a
person
11
who
violates
this
section
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
724.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
13
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
14
Sec.
4.
Section
724.16,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
are
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
A
person
shall
not
transfer
a
firearm
to
another
person
17
if
the
person
knows
or
reasonably
should
know
that
the
other
18
person
is
ineligible
to
possess
carry
dangerous
weapons
19
pursuant
to
section
724.8B
,
is
intoxicated
as
provided
under
20
the
conditions
set
out
in
section
321J.2,
subsection
1
,
or
is
21
prohibited
from
receiving
or
possessing
a
firearm
under
section
22
724.26
or
federal
law.
23
2.
A
person
shall
not
loan
or
rent
a
firearm
to
another
24
person
for
temporary
use
during
lawful
activities
if
the
25
person
knows
or
reasonably
should
know
that
the
other
person
26
is
ineligible
to
possess
carry
dangerous
weapons
pursuant
to
27
section
724.8B
,
is
intoxicated
as
provided
under
the
conditions
28
set
out
in
section
321J.2,
subsection
1
,
or
is
prohibited
from
29
receiving
or
possessing
a
firearm
under
section
724.26
or
30
federal
law.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
firearm
eligibility
requirements.
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Under
current
law,
persons
who
are
subject
to
certain
1
criteria
are
ineligible
for
a
professional
or
nonprofessional
2
permit
to
carry
weapons.
The
bill
removes
provisions
creating
3
ineligibility
for
persons
addicted
to
alcohol
and
persons
for
4
whom
probable
cause
exists
to
believe,
based
upon
documented
5
specific
actions
of
the
person,
when
at
least
one
of
the
6
actions
occurred
within
two
years
immediately
preceding
the
7
date
of
the
permit
application,
that
the
person
is
likely
8
to
use
a
weapon
unlawfully
or
in
such
other
manner
as
would
9
endanger
the
person’s
self
or
others.
10
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
not
allowed
to
acquire
a
11
pistol
or
revolver
if
that
person
meets
certain
criteria.
The
12
bill
removes
the
provision
creating
ineligibility
for
persons
13
ineligible
to
possess
dangerous
weapons
under
Code
section
14
724.8B,
which
includes
persons
determined
to
be
ineligible
to
15
receive
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
under
Code
section
724.8,
16
persons
who
illegally
possess
certain
controlled
substances,
17
and
persons
committing
an
indictable
offense.
18
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
prohibited
from
transferring,
19
loaning,
or
renting
a
firearm
to
another
person
if
the
person
20
knows
or
reasonably
should
know
that
the
other
person
is
21
ineligible
to
possess
dangerous
weapons.
The
bill
modifies
22
the
language
of
those
provisions
by
replacing
“possess”
with
23
“carry”.
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