Senate File 2001 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2001 BY GREEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the sale or offer for sale of certain 1 firearm devices, and making penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5391XS (2) 91 sb/js
S.F. 2001 Section 1. Section 724.29, Code 2026, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 724.29 Firearm devices. 3 1. For purposes of this section, “trigger crank” means 4 any device or instrument to be attached to a firearm that 5 repeatedly activates the trigger of the firearm through the use 6 of a lever or other part that is turned in a circular motion. 7 “Trigger crank” does not include any weapon initially designed 8 and manufactured to fire through the use of a crank or lever. 9 2. A person who sells or offers for sale a manual or 10 power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed 11 so that when attached to a firearm increases the rate of 12 fire of the firearm trigger crank is guilty of an aggravated 13 misdemeanor. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill relates to the sale or offer for sale of certain 18 firearm devices. 19 Under current law, a person who sells or offers for sale a 20 manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed 21 and designed so that when attached to a firearm increases 22 the rate of fire of the firearm is guilty of an aggravated 23 misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by 24 confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 25 $855 but not more than $8,540. 26 The bill changes the restricted devices to only include 27 trigger cranks. The bill defines “trigger crank” as any device 28 or instrument to be attached to a firearm that repeatedly 29 activates the trigger of the firearm through the use of a lever 30 or other part that is turned in a circular motion. A weapon 31 initially designed and manufactured to fire through the use of 32 a crank or lever is not included in this definition. 33 -1- LSB 5391XS (2) 91 sb/js 1/ 1