Iowa gun code aims to curb impulsive killings with three day cooling off
Des Moines reports the Iowa General Assembly enacts a new criminal code restricting handgun purchases to permit holders for three days. The measure requires a sheriff issued permit and adds a four hour safety course for concealed weapon applicants while preserving exemptions for sportsmen and collectors. It also codifies reasonable force and bans trap guns, aiming to reduce crimes of passion while leaving many gun access rules intact.
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Des Moines
Robert Haug
Norman Jesse
D-Des Moines
Haug
Robert Holetz
Iowa
Holetz
Public Safety Department
Grassley Looks At Family Farms On National Hearing Tour
Rep. Charles Grassley of Iowa travels to California for hearings on what laws keep family farms alive. He cites threats including foreign land purchases and tax avoidance schemes, and cites a Chicago bank’s $50 million Iowa land purchase as an example. The 200 acre Iowa farm owner notes family farms vary by region and describes a family farm as land operable by one family with or without help. The panel will also hear about land use, underground pipelines, crop planning, disaster aid, irrigated land programs, and a 1902 law limiting irrigated farmland ownership to 160 acres. The subcommittee plans a report to the House Agriculture Committee on Jan. 15.
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John Quinn
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Quinn
John Roedrick
Washington
Charles Grassley
Iowa
California
United States
New Hartford
House
Family Farm and Rural Development
Sacramento
Salinas
Golden State
Grassley
Kansas
Department of Interior
Interior Department
Vermont
Marshall
Minn
Mason City
House Agriculture Committee
Williams stabbed in Iowa prison amid spate of incidents
Robert Anthony Williams, a twice-convicted murderer, was hospitalized with a single stab wound to the left thigh at the Iowa State Penitentiary. He was moved to University Hospitals in Iowa City in satisfactory condition after the incident, with no weapon found and no suspects named.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Robert Anthony Williams
Urbandale
Iowa State Penitentiary
Williams
Jim Hardin
Hardin
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Polk County
Pamela Powers
Powers
Des Moines
Mitchellville
U.S. Supreme Court
Davenport
Linn County District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
L.T. Jones
Jones
Black Hawk County
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France
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Lindale Plaza
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