This bill amends existing Iowa law regarding the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons, specifically lowering the age from twenty-one to eighteen. It modifies several sections of the Code, including Section 724.8, which now states that individuals under eighteen years of age can acquire a permit. Additionally, Section 724.15 is updated to reflect that individuals under eighteen years of age are now included in the regulations concerning the acquisition of pistols or revolvers.

Further amendments in Section 724.22 establish that selling, loaning, or giving a pistol or revolver to someone under eighteen years of age constitutes a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class D felony for subsequent offenses. The bill also allows parents, guardians, or spouses who are eighteen or older to supervise minors under eighteen in the possession of firearms for lawful purposes. Notably, the bill removes the previous requirement for individuals to be twenty-one years of age for certain permissions and liabilities, thereby aligning all references to the new minimum age of eighteen.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 724.8, 724.15, 724.22