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                                BY  WINDSCHITL

                                     A BILL FOR

 1 An Act concerning the authorized possession of certain
 2    offensive weapons and making penalties applicable.
 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
   TLSB 1515YH (4) 85
   rh/rj

PAG LIN



 1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.1, subsections 1, 2, and 8, Code
 1  2 2013, are amended to read as follows:
 1  3    1.  A machine gun. A machine gun is a firearm which shoots
 1  4 or is designed to shoot more than one shot automatically,
 1  5 without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
 1  6    2.  A short=barreled rifle or short=barreled shotgun. A
 1  7 short=barreled rifle or short=barreled shotgun is a rifle with
 1  8 a barrel or barrels less than sixteen inches in length or a
 1  9 shotgun with a barrel or barrels less than eighteen inches
 1 10 in length, as measured from the face of the closed bolt or
 1 11 standing breech to the muzzle, or any weapon made from a rifle
 1 12 or shotgun with if such weapon as modified has an overall
 1 13 length of less than twenty=six inches.
 1 14    8.  Any mechanical device specifically constructed and
 1 15 designed so that when attached to a firearm it silences,
 1 16 muffles, or suppresses the sound when fired. However, this
 1 17 subsection does not apply to a mechanical device possessed and
 1 18 used by a person solely for the purpose of shooting a deer
 1 19 pursuant to an approved city special deer population control
 1 20 plan if the person has a valid federal permit to possess and
 1 21 use the mechanical device.
 1 22    Sec. 2.  Section 724.2, Code 2013, is amended by striking the
 1 23 section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 1 24    724.2  Authority to possess offensive weapons.
1 25    All of the following are authorized to possess offensive
 1 26 weapons:
 1 27    1.  The following persons or entities when the duties or
 1 28 lawful activities of the person or entity require or permit
 1 29 such possession:
 1 30    a.  Any peace officer.
 1 31    b.  Any member of the armed forces of the United States or
 1 32 of the national guard.
 1 33    c.  Any person in the service of the United States.
 1 34    d.  A correctional officer, serving in an institution under
 1 35 the authority of the Iowa department of corrections.
 2  1    e.  Any person who, under the laws of this state and the
 2  2 United States, is lawfully engaged in the business of supplying
 2  3 those authorized to possess such devices.
 2  4    f.  Any person, firm, or corporation who under the laws of
 2  5 this state and the United States is lawfully engaged in the
 2  6 improvement, invention, or manufacture of firearms.
 2  7    g.  Any museum or similar place which possesses, solely as
 2  8 relics, offensive weapons which are rendered permanently unfit
 2  9 for use.
 2 10    2.  The following persons who possess an offensive weapon
 2 11 which is a curio or relic firearm under the federal Gun Control
 2 12 Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. ch. 44 and the federal National Firearms
 2 13 Act of 1934, 26 U.S.C. ch. 53:
 2 14    a.  A resident of this state, if the offensive weapon
 2 15 has been permanently rendered unfit for the firing of live
 2 16 ammunition.  The offensive weapon may, however, be adapted for
 2 17 the firing of blank ammunition.
 2 18    b.  A nonresident, if the offensive weapon is legally
 2 19 possessed by the person in the person's state of residence
 2 20 and the offensive weapon is at all times while in this state
 2 21 rendered incapable of firing live ammunition.  A nonresident
 2 22 who possesses an offensive weapon under this paragraph while
 2 23 in this state shall not have in the person's possession live
 2 24 ammunition.  The offensive weapon may, however, be adapted for
 2 25 the firing of blank ammunition.
2 26    3.  A person who possesses a device described in section
 2 27 724.1, subsection 8, or a machine gun, short=barreled rifle, or
 2 28 short=barreled shotgun, as those terms are defined in section
 2 29 724.1, in compliance with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968,
 2 30 18 U.S.C. ch. 44 and the federal National Firearms Act of 1934,
 2 31 26 U.S.C. ch. 53.
 2 32    Sec. 3.  Section 724.3, Code 2013, is amended to read as
 2 33 follows:
 2 34    724.3  Unauthorized possession of offensive weapons.
 2 35    Any person or entity, other than a person or entity
 3  1  authorized herein in section 724.2, who knowingly possesses an
 3  2 offensive weapon commits a class "D" felony.
 3  3                           EXPLANATION
 3  4    This bill relates to the authorized possession of offensive
 3  5 weapons.
 3  6    The bill modifies the definition of a machine gun, a
 3  7 short=barreled rifle, a short=barreled shotgun, and a
 3  8 mechanical device that silences, muffles, or suppresses the
 3  9 sound of a firearm when fired, defined as offensive weapons
 3 10 under Code section 724.1.  Under Code section 724.3 a person
 3 11 who is not authorized under Code section 724.2 to possess an
 3 12 offensive weapon is guilty of a class "D" felony.
 3 13    The bill amends provisions in Code section 724.2 authorizing
 3 14 the possession of certain offensive weapons in certain
 3 15 circumstances, including an offensive weapon that is a curio
 3 16 or relic firearm, a machine gun, a short=barreled rifle, a
 3 17 short=barreled shotgun, and a mechanical device that silences,
 3 18 muffles, or suppresses the sound of a firearm when fired, as
 3 19 amended in the bill, in compliance with the provisions of
 3 20 the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 and the federal National
 3 21 Firearms Act of 1934.
      LSB 1515YH (4) 85
      rh/rj

I will be voting for it!
Bobby

ROB HOGG IS NOT THE ONLY ROUTE TO GET THIS DONE...  TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!

we're getting traction, keep it up folks!

if you keep the pressure up, add more folks to the fold, and help build momentum, we have a solid shot at this.  and i mean solid!

Quoted:
Start spreading information everywhere. Remember that it's not a partisan  issue. I've got a good Q&A going on the local democrat party facebook page.  Public education and awareness is OUR friend in this issue!

Quoted:
going through the motions as we speak...  updates to follow...

Thank you for writing to me.  I will listen to the arguments for and against this bill before finally making up my mind on whether or not to support it.  I do understand why hunters and sport shooters would like to use suppressors.  The bill sponsors must assure me, however, that this bill won't result in more human bloodshed.

I took an oath to support the Iowa and US Constitutions, including the second amendment.  I have no interest in taking guns from law enforcement or from law abiding people who take responsibility for care and use of their guns.  Hunters, collectors, and sportsmen understand the law and know proper care and use of their firearms.

Having said that, I worked as a crime victim advocate for 34 years.  I have witnessed the pain and grief of misused firearms in shooting injuries, death related to crime, accidents, and suicide.  I have come to believe that while we protect our Constitutional second amendment, we can still use our common sense to reduce gun injury and death.

Thank you again for writing to me.

Representative Marti Anderson
Iowa House of Representatives HD36
[email protected]

Quoted:
going through the motions as we speak...  updates to follow...

Quoted:
Can't be easier to contact your reps, IFC wrote the email for you! https://www.votervoice.net/IFC/campaigns/34420/respond

Quoted:
AWESOME!!!!!!! So when do we find out if this becomes law? School me on the legislative process