Senate File 188 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  EDLER

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the possession of pistols and revolvers by
  2    persons 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 2017, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    5.  A parent, or guardian, or spouse who is twenty=one years
  1  4 of 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    Under this bill, a parent or guardian or spouse who is 21
  1 16 years of age or older, or another with the consent of the
  1 17 minor's parent or guardian or spouse who is 21 years of age
  1 18 or older, may allow a person below 21 years of age to possess
  1 19 a pistol or revolver or the ammunition therefor, while under
  1 20 supervision, which then may be lawfully used.
  1 21    Current law allows a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21
  1 22 years of age or older, of a person at least 14 years of age
  1 23 but below 21 years of age, to possess a pistol or revolver or
  1 24 the ammunition therefor, while under supervision, which may
  1 25 lawfully be used.  However, current law prohibits a parent
  1 26 or guardian or spouse who is 21 years of age or older from
  1 27 allowing a person under 14 years of age from possessing a
  1 28 pistol or revolver or the ammunition.
  1 29    Except for the circumstances under Code section 724.22(4)
  1 30 (security personnel) or this bill, a person who sells, loans,
  1 31 gives, or makes available a pistol or revolver or ammunition
  1 32 for a pistol or revolver to a person below the age of 21 commits
  1 33 a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D"
  1 34 felony for second and subsequent offenses.
  1 35    The bill does not address a rifle or shotgun but current law
  2  1 does allow a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age
  2  2 or older, or another with the express consent of the minor's
  2  3 parent or guardian or spouse who is 18 years of age or older may
  2  4 allow a minor to possess a rifle or shotgun or the ammunition
  2  5 therefor which may be lawfully used. A serious misdemeanor is
  2  6 punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine
  2  7 of at least $315 but not more than $1,875.  A class "D" felony
  2  8 is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a
  2  9 fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.
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