Iowa governor signs bill allowing handgun purchases without background check

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2021-04-24 00:42:03 UTC

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/4/kim-reynolds-iowa-
governor-signs-gun-bill-allowing/
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday that will make
handgun carry permits and background checks on unlicensed sales optional
in Iowa.
As of July 1, people can buy handguns from private non-licensed sources
such as websites, gun shows and individuals without a permit or background
check. People also will be able to carry a gun into public places such as
grocery stores and malls without prior safety training or a permit.
Reynolds said in a statement that the bill protects the Second Amendment
rights of Iowa’s law-abiding citizens.
“We will never be able to outlaw or prevent every single bad actor from
getting a gun, but what we can do is ensure law-abiding citizens have full
access to their constitutional rights while keeping Iowans safe,” she
said.
Democrats opposed the bill, calling it a dangerous reversal of commonsense
safety measures that have helped keep Iowa safer than states that have
lifted such restrictions.
“By caving to the gun lobby and extremists in the legislature, Gov.
Reynolds has failed her constituents and made clear that she stands with
the gun lobby over public safety,” said Erica Fletcher, a volunteer with
Iowa Moms Demand Action, a gun safety advocacy group. “We’ve seen what
happens when states weaken their gun laws, gun violence goes up and people
die.”
Currently 22 states have laws that require background checks for all
handgun sales at the point of sale and/or as part of a permit requirement,
including Iowa for now. The remaining states, including Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri and Wisconsin, do not require background checks on all sales.
Reynolds, a Republican, has spoken in the past in support of Iowa’s
current background checks and permits to carry handguns. However she has
rarely vetoed measures supported by her GOP colleagues.
The bill passed the Iowa Senate with Republican votes only on March 22 at
the same as a man was shooting customers at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery
store. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who bought the Ruger AR-556 he used six days
before the attack, is facing murder charges.
It cleared the House with the backing of only one Democrat.
By ending the permit and background requirements, the state will no longer
check to ensure a person obtaining a gun from a non-licensed seller or
those carrying a gun aren’t disqualified from ownership due to past
felonies or abuses. The bill also eliminates firearms training now
required to obtain a gun permit.

If they're out of prison and can vote why stop them from owning a gun?

Democrat let the criminals out specifically to let them BURN, LOOT and
PILLAGE and commit crimes.

Democrat think they can let their THUGS run wild and then someone does
something like this to totally undermine the Democrats plans to
terrorize the population and now their THUGS will just be dead thugs.

Democrats must really really be pissed that they can't unleash their
THUGS from ANTIFA and #BLM to abuse the people of Iowa....

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
The process for buying guns from federally licensed dealers doesn’t change
and still requires background checks.
Republicans insisted the measure recognizes that keeping and bearing arms
is a fundamental right for law-abiding citizens and that communities are
safer when more people have guns to protect themselves.

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