Posted April 10, 2017 4:13 pm by Comments

By Jenn Jacques

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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will return from China this week to find a slew of pro-gun changes on his desk ready for his signature.

Branstad said he expects to sign legislation enacting pro-gun changes to Iowa’s firearms laws after he and his staff review the House File 517 provisions the IA House approved on Thursday.

“Obviously, we want to review it in its final form, but generally I’ve been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and I believe the legislation passed with bipartisan support with a pretty strong margin,” Branstad said in an interview Friday. “I’m inclined to be supportive but I want to reserve judgment until I get a chance to review it in its final form.”

“Iowans deserve their freedoms back. They deserve their liberties back,” the bill’s author Rep. Matt Windschitl told the Des Moines Register. “While this is not everything that me, personally, would like to see advanced here today, it is the most monumental piece of Second Amendment legislation this state has ever seen.”

Included in HF 517 are:

  • Stand Your Ground – Under HF 517 a law-abiding citizen would have no duty to retreat from any place where the person is lawfully present before using …Read the Rest

    Source:: Bearing Arms

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