House File 99 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  HEARTSILL, GUSTAFSON,
                                     HOLT, BAUDLER, SALMON,
                                     GASSMAN, WINDSCHITL,
                                     FISHER, HIGHFILL,
                                     MOMMSEN, SHEETS,
                                     BAXTER, BEST, KOOIKER,
                                     WATTS, NUNN, and
                                     LANDON

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the possession of a pistol, revolver, or
  2    ammunition by a person under fourteen years of age.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.22, subsection 5, Code 2015, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    5.  A parent or guardian or spouse who is twenty=one years of
  1  4 age or older, of a person fourteen years of age but less than
  1  5  below the age of twenty=one may allow the person to possess a
  1  6 pistol or revolver or the ammunition therefor for any lawful
  1  7 purpose while under the direct supervision of the parent or
  1  8 guardian or spouse who is twenty=one years of age or older, or
  1  9 while the person receives instruction in the proper use thereof
  1 10 from an instructor twenty=one years of age or older, with the
  1 11 consent of such parent, guardian or spouse.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 14 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 15    This bill relates to the possession of a pistol, revolver, or
  1 16 ammunition by a person under 14 years of age.
  1 17    Under the bill, a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21 years
  1 18 of age or older, or another with the express consent of the
  1 19 minor's parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21 years of age or
  1 20 older, may allow a minor to possess a pistol or revolver or the
  1 21 ammunition therefor, which then may be lawfully used.  Current
  1 22 law prohibits a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21 years of
  1 23 age or older from allowing a minor under 14 years of age from
  1 24 possessing a pistol, revolver, or the ammunition.
  1 25    Except for the circumstances under Code section 724.22(4)
  1 26 (security personnel) or (5), a person who sells, loans, gives,
  1 27 or makes available a pistol or revolver or ammunition for a
  1 28 pistol or revolver to a person below the age of 21 commits a
  1 29 serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony
  1 30 for second and subsequent offenses.
  1 31    An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for
  1 32 no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more
  1 33 than $6,250.  A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement
  1 34 for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not
  1 35 more than $7,500.
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