Senate
File
2085
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2085
BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
background
checks
for
acquiring
pistols
or
1
revolvers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.15,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
this
section
to
satisfy
federal
3
requirements
of
18
U.S.C.
§922(t)(3)
in
order
to
acquire
4
pistols
or
revolvers.
In
order
to
acquire
a
pistol
or
revolver
5
from
a
federally
licensed
firearms
dealer,
an
unlicensed
any
6
other
person,
and
in
order
to
provide
proof
of
a
background
7
check
and
notify
that
the
purchaser
is
of
legal
age,
a
person
8
is
required
to
have
a
valid
permit
to
acquire
or
a
valid
permit
9
to
carry
weapons
issued
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
or
the
10
person
must
complete
a
satisfactory
national
instant
criminal
11
background
check
pursuant
to
18
U.S.C.
§922(t).
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
background
checks
for
acquiring
pistols
16
or
revolvers.
17
Current
law
provides
that
an
unlicensed
person
acquiring
a
18
pistol
or
revolver
from
a
federally
licensed
firearms
dealer
19
is
required
to
have
a
valid
permit
to
acquire
or
a
valid
permit
20
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
the
provisions
of
Code
chapter
21
724
or
the
person
must
complete
a
satisfactory
national
instant
22
criminal
background
check
pursuant
to
18
U.S.C.
§922(t).
23
The
bill
provides
that
in
order
for
any
person
to
acquire
24
a
pistol
or
revolver
from
any
other
person,
and
in
order
25
to
provide
proof
of
a
background
check
and
notify
that
the
26
purchaser
is
of
legal
age,
a
person
is
required
to
have
a
valid
27
permit
to
acquire
or
a
valid
permit
to
carry
weapons
issued
28
under
the
provisions
of
Code
chapter
724
or
the
person
must
29
complete
a
satisfactory
national
instant
criminal
background
30
check
pursuant
to
18
U.S.C.
§922(t).
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