Constitutional Carry Bill Clears Iowa Legislature, Heads To Governor

DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill relaxing Iowa’s gun laws is heading to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk following a 31-17 vote Monday in the Senate.

The Republican-backed bill House File 756 would no longer require Iowans to have a permit to buy or carry a handgun, making them optional.

The bill passed the House last week.

“The right to keep or bear arms is a fundamental right,” Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison said. “So a lot of our citizens feel they should not have to pay a fifty-dollar fee to [the] government a permission slip basically, a permit.”……