Iowa Pro-Gun Legislation Sent to Conference Committee as Session Nears End

By Justin Stakes

Encourage Conferees to stand by these much-needed provisions!

Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- The 2015 session is winding down in Des Moines as House and Senate Leadership and Conferees begin to wrap up their final tasks for the year.

However, while session begins to wane, support from NRA members for the many pro-gun provisions debated and passed on several occasions this year remains strong. NRA-ILA continues to work with both the House and Senate to ensure a victory for gun owners and sportsmen this session.

Provisions from the “omnibus firearms bill” of 2015 (detailed here) have survived in many different forms, and at this moment are part of the end of session appropriations package, generally referred to as the “Standings” bill (Senate File 510). Thanks to your strong support and polite messages to your elected representatives, this collection of much-needed fixes and improvements to Iowa’s firearms laws is still viable for consideration and passage this session.

The House added pro-gun provisions from Senate File 427 as an amendment to the Standings bill last week (passing these NRA-backed measures for the third time this session), along …read more

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