Bills that deal with a variety of gun-related issues have cleared committees in both the House and Senate this week.
For example, legislators are moving to make the names and addresses of Iowans who have permits to carry a weapon accessible only to law enforcement. The Iowa Newspaper Association argues that information should remain a public record. Representative Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley counters that a quarter of a million Iowans have gun permits.
“That’s a lot of people’s names and home addresses out there that don’t need to be made public in the newspaper,” Windschitl said this week. “I’m sorry. It doesn’t.”
A bill that cleared the House Judiciary Committee would let children under the age of 14 possess a pistol or revolver, if they’re being supervised by a parent.
The Senate bill also would get rid of the age limit for handling a pistol or revolver.
